First of all, that assumes serving ads is somehow better than spreading communist ideals. I'm skeptical, and I doubt there are convincing arguments for either

First of all, that assumes serving ads is somehow better than spreading communist ideals. I'm skeptical, and I doubt there are convincing arguments for either side that don't rely on people's personal preferences. Second, you're ignoring that many US politicians and government agencies use web services like Twitter and Facebook to spread their own propaganda and control what people see. Unless somebody wants to argue that Donald Trump tweeting "POLITICAL WITCH HUNT"[1] isn't spreading propaganda, or that Facebook flagging political ads is somehow 100% completely unbiased. Obviously countries have some control over the media and propaganda and manipulation their citizens get to see, but lets not pretend ours is better just because it's ours. [1] https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1281260329247399936 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/12812603292473999...