> meta knows that they are far far more popular in the population than politicians, and politicians know that if they were to effectively stop facebook, the blo

> meta knows that they are far far more popular in the population than politicians, and politicians know that if they were to effectively stop facebook, the blowback would be immediate. I'm not convinced that's true. I think most people quite dislike Facebook these days. And I know hardly anyone (of any age demographic) who uses it regularly. Popular opinion on Instagram is less negative but declining. People do still use WhatsApp and Facebook messenger, but I don't think switching would be seen as a big deal if these were banned (just like everyone suddenly installed Zoom in 2020). The only reason they have sticking power is because of network effects.