https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/30/fake_news_inquiry_releases_interim_findings/

British lawmakers have been told to create tougher rules for social media giants claiming to be neutral platforms, establish a code of ethics for tech firms, and plump up the UK's self-styled "data sheriff"*.

Eighteen months into an epic inquiry that was thrust into the spotlight after the Cambridge Analytica data-harvesting saga, the committee that shadows the work of the Ministry of Fun – aka the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) – has released its interim findings.