> ...A few large companies, free to set their own rules, wield control over public and private communications. This statement seems to have always been technic

> ...A few large companies, free to set their own rules, wield control over public and private communications. This statement seems to have always been technically true. What does control mean? > Conversation and correspondence, far from being treated as confidential, are rifled through by marketers to extract sensitive personal data. It seems that the public doesn't really care about this. > Propaganda, lies, and defamatory attacks get broadcast to the masses, often by sources that can’t be traced. This statement also seems to have always been technically true. > Rather than promoting an informed public, social media has promoted polarization, extremism, and, all too often, ignorance. I guess the questions is whether Americans want the government to tell them what they can and can't read or look at. Should that right be taken away? Shouldn't informed adults be able to make their own choices about whether or not they want to spend time on their Twitter or Facebook feeds?