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> Regulation as the result of "bad stories" yeah let heysteria and sensationalism lead the way.

That's literally how muckrakers during the Progressive Era alerted the public to the depredations of big business and forced government regulation of business practices to ensure competition and free enterprise.

And how does any social media company provide "financial relief"?

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> muckrakers during the Progressive Era

So you're one of those.

Were the "muckrakers" at the time in the same business as the companies they were raking muck at? Cause that sure is the case nowadays.

> And how does any social media company provide "financial relief"?

Zero dollar cost for communication, broadcasting, entertainment, information retrieval, etc while little else is free.

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