I agree with that statement 100%. Our government, on some level, is supposed to be accountable to general public and there exists, in principle, a mechanism to

I agree with that statement 100%. Our government, on some level, is supposed to be accountable to general public and there exists, in principle, a mechanism to hold them accountable. Whether that mechanism is flawless or not, whether it works as well as we want it to, should not distract from the fact that there isn't even REMOTELY such a mechanism for big corporations. When people clamor for flawed government being replaced by companies, I shudder exactly for that reason. You're trading system with public protection/accountability that's flawed, to one where public protection/accountability do not exist, by design. My post should not be mis-interpreted as being against government or regulation. But I don't think Facebook is infringing upon my constitutionally protected free speech. If we want to regulate Facebook (and I think we should), we need to have a more thought-through reason, method, desired goal and tracking of outcomes.