That was an odd summary of the issue at the end. Taibbi finishes by saying this is a problem because it potentially allows corporations to influence state insti

That was an odd summary of the issue at the end. Taibbi finishes by saying this is a problem because it potentially allows corporations to influence state institutions via regulatory capture, which in turn would result in dictating what can be said on sites like YouTube that use, e.g., CDC guidance to decide what is acceptable speech on their platform. That seems tremendously convoluted to me. Regulatory capture is a problem, but it's a separate issue. Government agencies directing private censors would be a big problem. But private companies influencing other private companies' moderation guidelines indirectly like this, hoping the target company doesn't notice - really?