Per Christian Fuchs, professor of media at the University of Westminster in London, in the WSJ article, “The internet is a corporate monopoly today and monopolies are always a danger to democracy.”
The legislation seems to move at a snail’s pace. News trickles in. Congress is increasing pressure and governments all over the world are starting to fight back against the power of Facebook. The company is facing fines, regulation and even calls for it to be broken up. But regulators and politicians still face a significant challenge in reining in Facebook’s financial, political and social might.
