all the Big High Tech and Social Media platform owners would like nothing better than "live with the Power and control of the CCP in the rich liberal West and others".They are mar dhea "taking a stand and defending Democracy" while simultaneously wielding the Iron Fist of a Dictatorship against any perceived opponents.
All these social media giants will have to be cut down to size by Legislators acting in step throughout the world by a special UN sitting.Why should F*****b***, Tw******r, G*******le , etc have it within their power to "proclaim,promulgate what is fact,fiction, balanced, accurate" , these Giants have played states against states, avoiding tax and more throughout their existence.
The "sewer of the world wide web" I call these snake-oil salesmen , who commit perjury in all hearing they have been summoned to appear before.The UN should pass a motion that all material posted on the designated platforms are the "published work " of the platform and liable to be sued for defamation, lies,slander, damaging a person's good name and reputation.
This is the only way "democracy,Govts, and the people" can control the Social Media Giants.
The only lingo they understand is dollars and cents , especially when a court awards millions (hundreds of millions of dollars in damage) against Soc Media giant for "grossly offensive and false material posted on their platform against an individual or a class action .