A large part of it is the political convenience of corporatism. It's easier to "regulate" 1 massive company - hell, they'll do it for you too so you help them g

A large part of it is the political convenience of corporatism. It's easier to "regulate" 1 massive company - hell, they'll do it for you too so you help them guarantee they'll be the only game in town. It's a lot harder to regulate 1000s or multiples of 1000s of smaller businesses. Regulation also includes targeted political censorship in this case.