2019-04-06
Mark Zuckerberg says he wants more regulation for Facebook
He might just get it
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-5
Article
https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-04-06/
Notes
a range of planned technical changes to Facebook
一系列
a firm accused of falling foul of all four precepts
fall foul of 'sb/ 'sth： to get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing sth wrong or illegal （因做错事或不法行为）与…发生麻烦，与…产生纠葛，冒犯
to fall foul of the law
触犯了法律
准则规范
it emerged that some user data had been stored on unsecured third-party servers.
to become known 暴露；露出真相；被知晓
accused Facebook of allowing advertisers to target property buyers by race, religion and other factors in what amounts to discrimination.
be equal to something；通过种族、信仰等来筛选定位客户
may discriminate inadvertently
无意之间就构成歧视了
Finely tailored ads are the source of the company’s fat profits
精心裁剪设计的广告
making them less precise could hurt margins
削减利润
settled a similar suit with
settle a suit: 解决一桩诉讼案
The HUD accusation came a week after Facebook settled a similar suit with the
A came a week after B：A发生在B之后一周
talking up its own efforts to tackle Mr Zuckerberg’s four gripes
talk sb/ sth 'up： to describe sb/ sth in a way that makes them sound better than they really are 过分夸奖；吹捧
抱怨
creating an independent arbiter at arm’s length from the company to make hard decisions about what content is unacceptable.
一个臂膀的距离，意思是保持距离
keep sb at arm's length： to avoid having a close relationship with sb 与某人保持距离；不亲近某人
He keeps all his clients at arm's length.
他不与任何委托人过分亲密。
a dedicated team of Facebook employees has jetted around the world discussing how this might work.
专心致志地，一心一意地
make internet firms including his own more accountable,
有责任的
by imposing sanctions when we make mistakes
制裁
What counts as a mistake is, of course, open to interpretation.
当然，什么可以被称作是错误，解读是开放的
drop its appeal in light of Mr Zuckerberg’s new openness to regulation and accountability.
鉴于
Politicians of all stripes
各种各样的政治家
Politicians of all stripes in Europe and America are falling over themselves to sound tough on all internet giants.
fall 'over sb/ sth： to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and fall, or almost fall 被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒 SYNTRIP OVER
I rushed for the door and fell over the cat in the hallway.
我冲向门口，在过道被猫绊了一跤。
fall 'over yourself to do sth： (informal) to try very hard or want very much to do sth 特别卖力；迫不及待；煞费苦心；不遗余力
He was falling over himself to be nice to me.
他尽力对我友好。
be tough on something，对某事严厉
For the time being
暂时，目前
Despite HUD’s discrimination claims, the company’s share price is buoyant.
看张的，保持高价的
a buoyant economy/ market
繁荣的经济╱市场