Those are good points, however, I think that putting it in the context of 'values of the internet' is a bit too academic. I don't think this is rhetorical or i

Those are good points, however, I think that putting it in the context of 'values of the internet' is a bit too academic. I don't think this is rhetorical or intellectual issue. Some groups are losing power and they are scrambling, that's most of the story. FB doesn't really have a monopoly, I think Zuck just made it easy for people to have their own 'pages' on the net, and the resulting unmitigated chaos is the result of it, and the elites don't like that. I failed to mention as well - the government I believe is using this to push for more regulation and control. For better or for worse. I don't see this as a hugely principled fight. I mean - in some forums it's framed that way, but not in the corridors of power. If it were, I think the discussions would be more nuanced. For all of the yelling and hype, what I do not see are attempts to take an objective assessment of the situation, while offering a bunch of solutions with apparent tradeoffs etc.. This is a very tricky issue.