Its not just social media. Search is also extremely important. Whether alternatives are open source or commercial it is not so important. Certainly good quality

Its not just social media. Search is also extremely important. Whether alternatives are open source or commercial it is not so important. Certainly good quality open source solutions would force commercial enterprise to "work for the money" rather than extract rents. What is important is to outlaw practices relating to data collection and targeted ads, and break down monopolistic conditions. Basically you want a healthy mix of commons infrastructure and private enterprise that respects common values and promotes innovation. Its not rocket science but of-course decades-long inaction makes it feel like having to move mountains.