Social Media as an Addictive Pastime

Instapundit Glenn Reynolds has a new book out arguing that the social media giants are monopolies which should be broken up. Spectator USA has an excerpt which Reynolds has crafted for the shorter-form audience which they serve. In it he concludes:

Rather than focusing on the content of what individuals post on social media, regulators might better focus on breaking up these behemoths, policing anticompetitive collusion among them, and in general ensuring that their powers are not abused. This approach, rooted in antitrust law, would raise no First Amendment or free speech problems, and would address many of the most significant complaints about social media.

COTTonLINE concludes this view is worth considering.