An example of Socialism here in the USA.
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The difference between Facebook and a local bakery is the immense amount of power that Facebook has. Millions (if not billions?) of users worldwide. The majority of people exclusively get their news from social media sources like Facebook now. No one can deny the power and influence that FB has. They have colluded with other big tech companies and the media to block certain websites and news stories.
Facebook should be treated like a public utility, like AT&T or Comcast for example. Those companies can’t discriminate against people based on their text messages or internet activity. Facebook and other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram are the new “public square”.
There’s also the issue that Facebook claims to be a platform but they act as a publisher. So another option would be for Facebook to have a disclaimer on their site stating that they actively monitor and censor/ban certain topics and opinions. Therefore people are informed about its true purpose.
Very good point about text message discrimination ! I’ll be using that argument!
I don't support socialist regulation on common carriers like utilities. If there is a problem like a monopoly, the free market will take care of it when consumers stop buying. It may hurt consumers for a minute, but shit will get handled.
This is EXACTLY how socialism gets a foot in the door. "Let's just use a teeny tiny little bit of Socialism to solve a problem!" So you break up Bell Telephone and the next step is massive regulation.
FREE enterprise is the key. Privatize EVERYTHING. Capitalism, free market economy, free enterprise. If everyone who voted for Trump turned off facebook, things would change immediately. Guess it doesn't happen because people don't want it to. When people are ready for The Plan, The Plan will be ready for the people.
Yes they are powerful, and huge. And yes that is a problem. But so are hundreds of massive companies who have near monopolies or cartels in industries. Break them up, make them smaller, works for me.
But don’t start dictating to private industry who they can and cannot serve.
Came here to say this. Bravo.