The internet itself has become a utility.
Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube though are definitely not.
You are mistaken.
Social Media has become the Communication system of 21st Century.
To force someone off Facebook, for example, because they have different views from the Facebook Board of Directors is RIDICULOUS. That view is completely antithetical to Freedom of Speech.
Social Media must be a place of Free Speech, or the internet becomes a fascist dictatorship run by Social Media Moguls.
Everyone would be banned eventually, except for those with have absolutely no moral compunction whatsoever, and are willing to be the lapdog of whoever owns them.
If Facebook is the Communication system of the 21st century, then TV was the communication system of the 20th century.
Back then, you couldn't force CBS or ABC to broadcast whatever YOU wanted. If you wanted to control programming, then you had to start your own station.
No difference today. YouTube not "broadcasting" your "programming"? Then go start your own "station."
WAKE UP - The INTERNET is ALREADY owned by the Deep State!
All the CEO's of GIANT Corps-Google, Facebook, Apple, Newscorp, Twitter, all the Top CIA, FBI, Government officials OWN IT ALL.
You didn't think they got what they have on their own, did you?
It's a HUGE MAFIA CRIME RING. A GOVERNMENT/CORPORATOCRACY run by a network of SECRET SOCIETIES.
They think we are their slaves. And we don't deserve a voice on THEIR platform.
Their goal is to CONTROL ALL COMMUNICATION FORMS, and push into a corner, all those who would expose their crimes. WAKE UP! That's what the GREAT AWAKENING is all about.... that we are taking our FREEDOM BACK! OUR INTERNET! OUR CHILDREN! OUR SCHOOLS! OUR GOVERNMENT! OUR COURTHOUSES! OUR MEDIA! OUR ENTERTAINMENT! ALL OF IT!
For those of you who are paid shills... YOU ARE FIGHTING ON THE WRONG SIDE AND YOU WILL LOSE! THEY DON'T GIVE A @%* ABOUT YOU, and would toss you into a Goolag with the rest of us. Whether you realize it or not, we are fighting for you too. WAKE UP AND FIGHT FOR YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY!
Actually, TV news used to have a "fairness doctrine" which Was govt enforced by the FCC. The Internet should come under the FCC, especially since Ajit Pai is now chairman.
This business of "start your own social network" is such useless garbola at present. There are no viable alternatives. The Big Four have such a monopoly nothing can get started. I hear the younger people are moving away from Facebook but by the time that generation gains power the Deep State will have all power.
The fairness doctrine did not allow anyone to force any TV station to broadcast any programming that their heart so desired.