The Economic Case for Regulating Social Media - The New York Times - 0 views
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Social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter generate revenue by using detailed behavioral information to direct ads to individual users.
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this bland description of their business model fails to convey even a hint of its profound threat to the nation’s political and social stability.
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legislators in Congress to propose the breakup of some tech firms, along with other traditional antitrust measures. But the main hazard posed by these platforms is not aggressive pricing, abusive service or other ills often associated with monopoly.
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