Yes, social media should be regulated like a public utility because this is what it is. We live in a world where most people, more and more people are starting to look up to social media when they do not know an answer or when they are not aware of the answer. And they do not know what to eat and so on. There are more and more people who cannot do their work without social media. I'm talking, of course, about marketing managers, influencers and so on. So if something like social media can change so many people's life and if there are so many people who revolve their lives around it, then why shouldn't it be treated like a public utility?

I believe that when we are talking about utilities, we don't really mean in all cases monopolies because as we know, there are many brands of water, of electric power. And although they are more or less the same thing, people still choose what they like the most. And so this is exactly what happens to social media as well. All platforms are different, under the same package. TikTok, for example, is mainly focusing on short videos. YouTube is more on the long format. Twitter is for news or for writing Facebook as well Reddit is for opinion sharing and so on, so there are different needs for every social media platform, therefore we cannot not be stuck in the same place. The second argument we want to bring to the table is the fact tha social media is the future. And if we treat social media like utility, then it is less likely for social media to shut down from any reason. Now, we cannot let social media shut down because, as I mentioned earlier, many people depend on it nowadays. And so by treating it as an utility, we add a layer of protection to it.

Neither is water or electricity a natural monopoly. Again, look for example at the Fiji water example. How much did Fiji fell off in the latest years? Tsh The speaker is making a statement about the water Because they were not able to regulate the water itself and because for some it was too expensive. Lastly, we need more awareness regarding social media. This is a fact. And by making social media an essential utility, more and more people will find out about it, especially elders, and will be more informed about what it can and what it can't do. Thus, helping people get a better look at what really social media is.