>But somehow, we think that these types of regulation should not apply in this day and age. Strange. Who is the "we"? I certainly think it should apply. I'd ar

>But somehow, we think that these types of regulation should not apply in this day and age. Strange. Who is the "we"? I certainly think it should apply. I'd argue that the main difference in this day and age is that the "we" now includes corporate entities as persons who, thanks to Citizens United, now hold the lions share of political influence to affect whether regulations like this come to be. I don't think FB itself is the structural threat to free society - treating corporate persons equally with flesh and blood people under the law is the structural threat. FB is just one of the more frightening corporate mega personages at the moment. Any of them would be equally so if they were as adept at people farming.