> If the main objective is maximizing profits there can’t be a strong political agenda because with every shift in governance the way to maximize profit will al

> If the main objective is maximizing profits there can’t be a strong political agenda because with every shift in governance the way to maximize profit will also shift Even more simply, companies like Facebook and Twitter are stuck in the middle if for no other reason than they can't lose either half of their audience. They're happy if a few extremists peel off to their "free speech" platforms, because it's less headache for them and they don't have to worry about those platforms appealing to the mainstream. They themselves will obviously never do anything to lose the mainstream on either side.