To me, the crux of the problem is how the platforms see themselves, vs. how many in media and the informed general public see them. The informed general public

To me, the crux of the problem is how the platforms see themselves, vs. how many in media and the informed general public see them. The informed general public opinion seems to be that Facebook and Twitter have mainstream media-level responsibility, i.e., with great distribution, comes great power, comes great responsibility. They are akin to newspapers in a way in this view, and have a responsibility to only promote reasoned perspectives. Facebook and Twitter, on the other hand, seem to see themselves more like a grocery store magazine rack, which have carried a wide variety of magazines including conspiratorial BS like the National Enquirer for years without any controversy whatsoever. These two positions seem to be at loggerheads and operating on completely different planes.