We wrote yesterday about the liberal bias being enacted by social media giants Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc., and said it was time to regulate. Today John Hinderaker of Power Line indicates it appears the Department of Justice and a slew of state attorneys general are considering an antitrust approach to the problem.
As attorney Hinderaker notes, antitrust precedent has mostly focused on collusion to set prices higher than the market would otherwise permit. That isn't the issue here. The services are free to users.
The issue is hidden bias, bias that if open might cause many users to switch to alternate platforms. Antitrust law may not necessarily fit this abuse very well. We shall see. Perhaps we will need new law.
