Anyone can behave like an evil profit-seeking private corporation, but some organizations deliberately choose not to do that, and enjoy the resulting respect, r

Anyone can behave like an evil profit-seeking private corporation, but some organizations deliberately choose not to do that, and enjoy the resulting respect, recognition, tax benefits, and public funding that comes with it. Also, A/B testing only happens to people who choose to interact with the corporation for a related purpose. On the other hand, when corporations go out of line, e.g. scan your address book and send invites to your friends pretending to be you, they are also demonized for that. Imagine if Facebook sent you anonymous legal threats, you think they'd get a pass?