jasode: I didn't say I support option 2, I just laid out the options; and I did say there are pros and cons. I actually agree with you. Pro option 2: There wil

jasode: I didn't say I support option 2, I just laid out the options; and I did say there are pros and cons. I actually agree with you. Pro option 2: There will be an official mechanism for people to influence how such a platform is managed. Con for option 2: Governments are typically not very answerable to people, and definitely exploit the possibility of manipulating mass media or media platforms. Also, they have a natural symbiosis with large business interests, so it's possible they'll just be ok with the way things stand. As for option 3 - it's true that this is underspecified, and I'm not even sure there's a relevant precedent for anything like that. I mean, even something like ISO is independent of the UN. Although that suggests the possibility of a group of nation-states setting something like that up voluntarily, not necessarily going through the UN. Also, you'd need nation-states to want this bad enough, and I'm not at all sure enough of them do.