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Facebook's damage to our democracy and civic life

Linked here is the best piece I've read about the the huge damage that Facebook has done to our democracy and overall civic life. Yes, this link is on Facebook, too, because it's a virtual monopoly, which hypocritical  CEO Mark Zuckerberg's lobbyists in Washington  assiduously protect. Likewise Google's lobbyists for that virtual monopoly. Where is the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department?

-- Robert Whitcomb