It is somewhat confusing to me that more countries don't treat Meta as a political threat. China's approach to restricting access to western internet companies looks more and more reasonable in hindsight. The US tech giants appear to be politically active and becoming more and more willing to influence elections. I don't like the strategic situation of any anti-US political parties with Facebook in the mix (not a comment on Lula, about whos policies I know little).

That being said, it is a complex issue. There are countries that refuse to embrace US style free speech and so there is a natural pressure to move political speech to US-controlled media platforms as a result. The average quality of the chatter is higher.

Have you read "Careless People"?

If you did (or do read at some point) the final 10-15 chapters detail exactly why Facebook/Meta should be treated as a threat.

> It is somewhat confusing to me that more countries don't treat Meta as a political threat

Lobbying and bribes aren't confusing