Amazing that I have to point out what the function of the government is to someone who complains about tech bros...you sound like a libertarian...

But yes, one of the functions of the government is to dictate how common public goods are used within that country. Public transports, roads, and yes...the internet. As a result, there needs to be political accountability for that function. I said nothing about an elected civil service, as with every discussion of politics in the modern day you seem to be more concerned with what you imagine I must think than what I said. The idea of political accountability is a cornerstone of modern democracy.

The left-wing mind has been so utterly destroyed that they take extreme libertarian positions to justify why bureaucrats in another country should take over functions of their own government.