> who can see how powerless or unwilling social networks [...] are to stop them
They're not powerless. They're certainly unwilling, and demonstrate an obvious active mindset _against_ democracies:
1. Nothing, nothing in Facebook' or Twitter' CEOs, PR deparments or boards demonstrate an inch of knowledge or understanding of what a democracy is.
2. On the other hand, their actions and their words clearly speak that they ought to make their (privately owned and controlled) platforms fundamental building and governance blocks for society.
They're not powerless. They're certainly unwilling, and demonstrate an obvious active mindset _against_ democracies:
1. Nothing, nothing in Facebook' or Twitter' CEOs, PR deparments or boards demonstrate an inch of knowledge or understanding of what a democracy is.
2. On the other hand, their actions and their words clearly speak that they ought to make their (privately owned and controlled) platforms fundamental building and governance blocks for society.