> a law was put in place 5 years ago that said [...] with some very vague and general language [...]. > Then, some random guy says he doesn't think Facebook's

> a law was put in place 5 years ago that said [...] with some very vague and general language [...]. > Then, some random guy says he doesn't think Facebook's interpretation is right, a court agrees, and [the law changes]. You've just described how US legal system works (case law - https://legaldictionary.net/case-law/ https://legaldictionary.net/case-law/) > just going to Facebook, having a real conversation about what they're doing, then talked about it with ethics professionals and researchers and tried to draft a forward-looking law that will make the whole system better You've just described how US lobbying works.