Users upload around 500 hours of video to YouTube every single minute. That scale is exactly why treating social media like a public utility is the wrong move. Let me define terms first. A public utility is a natural monopoly, like water or electricity, where duplicating infrastructure is impractical, so government guarantees access and fair pricing. Social media doesn't fit that model at all. You've got a dozen major platforms competing, and the cost of starting a new one is essentially zero. I do get the appeal; the big platforms dominate, and that feels monopolistic. But dominance isn't the same as being a natural monopoly. Utility regulation also assumes the service is essential. Nobody dies without Instagram. Nobody freezes because a feed is slow. And once you force that framework, the questions get absurd. Who sets the price for Facebook access? What posts count as guaranteed service? The internet infrastructure is already regulated. The content sitting on top of it needs First Amendment protection, not a utility commission.

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