There was a statement by Senator Sullivan that I found revelatory, if not surprising; he talked about how almost every single lobbyist in D.C. is involved in th

There was a statement by Senator Sullivan that I found revelatory, if not surprising; he talked about how almost every single lobbyist in D.C. is involved in the Facebook scandal in one way or another. I had never really considered the fact that virtually zero special interest groups can possibly be neutral here... tobacco, firearms, alcohol, religious groups, food and agriculture, entertainment, finance, the government itself as well as quasi-government orgs (DNC, RNC, PACs) — every single one of these has grown to rely heavily on micro-targeted advertising in modern times. Stripping FB of the means to micro-target doesn't just affect FB's bottom line, it potentially affects every industry in the country, perhaps even the entire first world. Do you think any Congressperson will sever a lucrative outreach opportunities for these groups, who are also their largest donors?