Microsoft was given an unfair advantage and many key lawsuits were adjudicated to their advantage.
Facebook and many other SM platforms were developed by the government. Competitors were absorbed or canceled.
The government is desperate to keep tabs on everyone everywhere. In the Philippines FB Messanger is free, but people pay for most other internet activities, text, and talk. They have more unanimity than we do now. IE all phones are basically burner phones because sims are dirt cheap, and the phones are loaded with cash. There's NO commercial value because income levels are so low, there's very little disposable income.
Juan O Savin talks alot about Zuckerberg being "gifted" Facebook. And same with the other tech guys. He includes Elon in that too. He's right that that is some bullshit right there.
What I think I have trouble remembering is that these black hats don't act from some internal code of ethics or honor or loyalty. They have no ethics or honor or loyalty. They act only in their own self interest. This is their Achilles heel. This is why they can be turned to do what the white hats want. E.g., why would any Hillary minion be willing to hang for her? They wouldn't. That's why the Clinton body count is so high. She can only "rule" from a place of fear and deception. That's true for nearly all of these "elites".
I will be so glad when these monsters are off the planet.