Let’s not first talk about what Facebook ought to do, but what Facebook can do. There is no such thing as absolute freedom. This includes speech, which is alre

Let’s not first talk about what Facebook ought to do, but what Facebook can do. There is no such thing as absolute freedom. This includes speech, which is already regulated in our society. And as a society, we have spent ample effort to distinguish harmful speech - promotions of hate, abuse of minors etc... This framework is clearly outlined in our laws and everything fb has done so far has been lawful. One of the major proponents of this “let’s allow as much free speech as possible” framework is to establish an competitive marketplace of ideas, so that instead of legislating away bad ideas, as a society, we choose not to adopt them through reason. This is why I think FB should be allowed to do what it’s doing. As to if the recommendation and ranking algos are doing their job to help ideas be battled out in an transparent and efficient way, or simply creating an ideological echo chamber, that is another issue altogether. We, as consumers, need to be vigilant, and choose a platform that we think is good for each one of us and our society. In this case, have a discussion as a nation and choose between the Twitter and Facebook model. I truly believe this is the American way.