Review the following article from Investopedia: Google: A Public Utility?. https://www.investopedia.com/google-a-public-utility-5191176
Do you believe “big tech social media,” such as Meta (Facebook), Twitter, and Instagram should be regulated as public utilities, or should they be able to operate free of government oversight?
Is it likely that initiating regulation would stifle innovation among these firms? Should there be a “referee” of such to monitor factual statements from mere opinions? If so, who should be the group acting as such moderators?
What are the likely economic outcomes of regulation of these companies? Would there be any possibility of “unintended consequences” in doing so?