The Jacobin is a socialist magazine, so guaranteed to annoy many in this forum but even from my leftist point of view the argument for Facebook being a utility in need of public ownership is flawed.
But equally, it is correct that this is not a problem market forces alone will solve and the improvements & policies in-acted or suggested thus far do not seem to solve the problem either and have mostly served to allow Facebook to say they are trying without actually affecting their business model & profits.
Yeah not sure where Jacobin was going with this argument. I normally enjoy their stuff, but not sure if I feel comfortable with the state having a platform like Facebook. It’s a good enough propaganda machine without state control
More regulation & policy targeting FB? Sure. Public utility? No thank you
But equally, it is correct that this is not a problem market forces alone will solve and the improvements & policies in-acted or suggested thus far do not seem to solve the problem either and have mostly served to allow Facebook to say they are trying without actually affecting their business model & profits.