The problem with centralized platforms that allow for mass censorship and ubiquitous surveillance is that they are never “on your side.” There will always be pr

The problem with centralized platforms that allow for mass censorship and ubiquitous surveillance is that they are never “on your side.” There will always be pressure to bend the knee to the ruling party, and whether or not you agree with the politics of the ruling party at a given point in time is irrelevant. In a long term sense this is a slippery slope into fascism. Companies like Facebook are responsible to their shareholders, not users, and certainly not our vague notion of democracy.