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by chooseaname 2213 days ago
> The DOJ needs to break them up for violating the public trust...

Twitter, Facebook, et al are entertainment. There's not trust to violate.

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Even if they were an informational service having the DOJ "break them up" would be way more illegal than anything they could directly publish.
You can have a monopoly and not abuse your power, or you can have your monopoly broken up. The Sherman Antitrust act still exists. Law still exists. There are already multiple anti-trust investigations underway by the states, and the DOJ.

There is bipartisan support to break them up. Ask Warren.

What is illegal about enforcing the law?