Tech and Liberty
The fundamental problem is the near monopoly powers enjoyed by a select few social media and tech companies.  If Facebook and Twitter&#x27;s social networks were federated like email, it wouldn&#x27;t matter whether they refuse to propagate one opinion or another.  Unhappy users or anyone who feels silenced could simply switch to a different provider.<p>The problem isn&#x27;t that Facebook or Twitter are allowing or not allowing free speech on their private networks.  The problem is that their private networks have become so central to public discourse that they have undue authority over public speech.  No private company should be in a position where they can silence speech to begin with.<p>I&#x27;m not arguing that these companies be broken up, either.  What I am arguing is that they open up their networks to interact with other services using an open protocol such as Mastadon or Matrix. By the government if necessary.