What if we treated every newspaper or radio station as a public utility? That's essentially what we're talking about here, and something feels off ethically. As someone who thinks about what's right, I'd say social media isn't a natural monopoly like water or electricity. There's real competition—new platforms emerge, users leave, communities switch. Public utilities exist when there's no choice, but no one's forcing anyone to use Twitter. And if we regulate it like a utility, we're tacitly saying government controls access, which raises some serious deontological red flags. That's a problem. Public utilities aren't speech platforms; they're infrastructure. Using the utility model to fix misinformation or hate speech is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. We need targeted rules, not a wholesale takeover. That would protect both consumers and the messy, chaotic freedom we expect from public discourse. Is that regulated? Yes, but not like a water main.

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