> I guess it's because theoretically the government is accountable to its citizens whereas Facebook is accountable to its shareholders This is a common charact

> I guess it's because theoretically the government is accountable to its citizens whereas Facebook is accountable to its shareholders This is a common characterization of the difference between business accountability and government accountability, and I think it is deeply flawed. There are differences between accountability for sure, but to simplify Facebook's accountability to "its shareholders" is just too misleading. Believe it or not, Facebook is also very much accountable to its users. If users leave Facebook, it loses power and money. Facebook, in order to exist, must remain accountable to its users by keeping them happy enough to stay. To reiterate, I acknowledge that the power structures between governments and businesses are different, but one cannot and should not ignore the fact businesses are accountable to the people too.