We need effective regulation of these platforms. The regulation must be forward-looking. Trying to respond after a social media company has harmed the public,

We need effective regulation of these platforms. The regulation must be forward-looking. Trying to respond after a social media company has harmed the public, say by hosting illegal content, is not good enough. Social media companies cannot be allowed to say "Oh, sorry Congress, we made a mistake. We have now fixed it and it won't happen again." It might be that we need an agency like the FCC to regulate the internal operations of these companies and bring about true shared decision making. Attempts to exclude regulatory authorities from meetings should result in criminal charges and prison time for repeat offenders.