And that is why we need to contain this immense power off the big digital companies because we want the values we cherish in the offline world, also to be respected online and at its most basic, this means that what is illegal offline should be illegal online, too.

這也是為什麼我們需要遏制這種巨大的力量脫離大型數字公司的原因，因為我們希望我們在線下世界所珍視的價值，也能在網上得到尊重，最基本的，這意味著線下的非法行為也應該在網上非法。

And we want the platforms to be transparent about how their algorithms work, because we cannot accept that decisions that have a far reaching impact on our democracy are taken by computer programs alone.

而我們希望各平臺對其算法的工作方式透明化，因為我們不能接受對我們的民主產生深遠影響的決定是由計算機程序單獨做出的。

We want it clearly laid down that Internet companies take responsibility for the manner in which they disseminate, promote and remove content.

我們希望明確規定，互聯網公司要對其傳播、推廣和刪除內容的方式負責。

And no matter how tempting it may have been for Twitter to switch off President Trump's account, such serious interference with freedom of expression should not be based on company rules alone.

而無論推特關閉特朗普總統的賬號有多麼誘人，這種嚴重干涉言論自由的行為都不應該僅僅基於公司規則。