Government is accountable to "the people"? That's just a platitude. The government is beholden to many special interests. The bailouts, the wars--home & abroad-

Government is accountable to "the people"? That's just a platitude. The government is beholden to many special interests. The bailouts, the wars--home & abroad--, the TSA, etc. are all egregious examples. Facebook is accountable to shareholders, true, but no one is holding you hostage, making you share information on Facebook. You could change your privacy settings, go to another social network(s), or stop sharing altogether.