Since Facebook handsomely profits from it they should be held liable. If it were a non-profit public service it might be a little different. Even the advertisers have some liability.
After all, if you own and profit from a whorehouse, you personally are not dipping your wick but you would go to jail anyway.
Are you really a Conservative?!
Facebook's profitability is irrelevant.
What do you have against free enterprise?
Why should money-making businesses be held up to higher standards than ones that don't make money, or don't even try to make money?
Just as a for-profit car rental agency should not be held responsible for the (possibly criminal) acts of its customers, neither does Facebook bear any moral responsibility for the actions of people who make use of its platform to exercise their Freedom of Speech.
Regards,
Yes, if one profits from an illegal enterprise, one is subject to arrest and jail time. How are you comparing that to what Facebook does? It is not at all clear.
Should Bushmaster be liable for what happened in Newtown CT? One assumes they profit from the sales of their product as well.