I agree there is a tension — similar to how regulation to protect privacy also tends to reinforce monopolies.
However, in this case, sometimes it seems like Facebook wants to both be highly centralized and very powerful ("Just LOOK at how effective we are at convincing people to do things! Buy ads on Facebook!") and to also cede responsibility for some pretty abhorrent things that happen on its platform.
If you centralize, you own the platform - the good & the bad.
It feels unjust to reap massive profits and then hand-off all the social ills you cause.
I think this is more of a philosophic POV rather than a legally enforceable one (at least in the US today), but probably gets at some of the frustration people have with Facebook.
However, in this case, sometimes it seems like Facebook wants to both be highly centralized and very powerful ("Just LOOK at how effective we are at convincing people to do things! Buy ads on Facebook!") and to also cede responsibility for some pretty abhorrent things that happen on its platform.
If you centralize, you own the platform - the good & the bad.
It feels unjust to reap massive profits and then hand-off all the social ills you cause.
I think this is more of a philosophic POV rather than a legally enforceable one (at least in the US today), but probably gets at some of the frustration people have with Facebook.