“Europe is the homeland of Europeans. Now Zuck and his pals can admit how much they don’t like that fact. And get away with an attempt to suppress that fact.”
While Europe is the homeland of Europeans, Facebook is under the purview of its officers and shareholders.
Thus, Facebook should be able to control its content in the same way that Europe can control its immigration.
Not disagreeing with that. On the other hand, if you’re a lefty there, you can pretty much say what you want. All I am suggesting is we remove the pretense of “fairness” when it comes to understanding Zuck and co.’s behavior. I’m taking my eyeballs elsewhere.
I hate to link to Mother Jones, but on this issue they have it right and you have it wrong:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/10/facebook-personal-data-online-privacy-social-norm/
Facebook is to “Free Market Capitalism” what a fish is to a bicycle.
They are a state sponsored monopoly—and should be trust-busted into a million pieces.
Not if/when they do so by selectively enforcing their terms of service, which is actionable as consumer fraud.
Not if/when they do so by knowingly damaging stock value, which is actionable by shareholders.
Facebook is not a private company. It is a publicly-traded company which openly solicits an unlimited, unselective membership.
We do not have a free market - not even close. But like laws are for little people, regulations are for little companies.