Facebook accused of vetoing newspaper's choice of interviewer

Sweden's Svenska Dagbladet claims social network 'seem to have a need to control the information and communication around them'

A Swedish newspaper has accused Facebook of trying to influence its coverage by vetoing its choice of reporter to interview the social network's executives.

Svenska Dagbladet had run an investigation with freelancer Jack Werner into offensive comments posted to the Facebook pages of senior government ministers in Sweden. Werner had found that those reporting the comments to Facebook were being told they were acceptable.