Do you know that the 1st Amendment applies to the government and not to private companies? The Tech oligarchs are no different than the railroads, the oil companies, the telephone company, and many other monopolies that have become out of control. Government can break up monopolies or impose rules to protect consumers, but that requires politicians and right now all of them don't see a problem. Including Republicans. And as long as the politicians are getting wealthy with every election, nothing will change.
I disagree with that interpretation. It does not apply to private companies that are too small to regulate public communications. It very much applies to companies that are big enough to regulate public communications. The intent of the 1rst amendment is that speech not be censored.
The Tech oligarchs are no different than the railroads, the oil companies, the telephone company, and many other monopolies that have become out of control.
I don't care how it's done. It must be done. These corporations either need to be tamed or destroyed.