Mr. Milton Dick:

My first question is for Dr. Bickert. My colleague, Ms Carol Brown, and I, are Members of the Australian Parliament. In Dr. Bickert's written submission, she states Facebook does not believe:

... that a private company should be determining for the world what is true or false in a politician’s statement. This doesn’t mean that politicians can say whatever they want on Facebook.

I appreciate Dr. Bickert will not know every nation's issues to do with her company and I am happy to speak further offline to her about the matter I am about to raise. In our recent election in May this year, in which I was a successful candidate, a campaign was waged anonymously through Dr. Bickert's platform against the party I represent with regard to a death tax and inheritance tax. This campaign was false and misleading. Advertisements were posted and anonymous statements were made. Despite our nation's complaints to Facebook executives, no action was taken. Why was this?