> I don't want a private owned platform that as far as today plays a huge role in being a place for the public discourse to regulate speech. They aren't anymor

> I don't want a private owned platform that as far as today plays a huge role in being a place for the public discourse to regulate speech. They aren't anymore influential than news broadcasters for television were two generations ago. And yet, we managed to create satisfactory regulations for broadcast networks that did nothing to impede free speech. I think we have a choice: regulate them such that a bare minimum of due diligence is required to post political ads; or let the problem persist until someone else "solves" the problem for us. Enemies of the USA are using Facebook as a weapon to undermine our country. There's no longer a doubt in my mind that, left unchecked, a persistent, well-orchestrated propaganda campaign (through Facebook) have Americans embracing a truly authoritarian regime. At which point, we won't need to worry about free speech anymore. Maybe its selection bias, but I know a whole lot people who were radicalized by FB.