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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by rybosworld on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @09:18AM (#28758994)
"The idea is to break up Facebook because they've been buying competitors instead of trying to compete."

That seems like your own interpretation of the tweet. The author says in a later tweet that they think Whatsapp should be treated as a utility. That seems to suggest they do want Whatsapp to be handed to the government.

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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by chuckee on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @12:26PM (#28761610)
Plenty of utilities are privately owned - telephone companies and ISPs, for the most relevant example. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_utility
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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by rybosworld on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:12PM (#28764189)
Privately owned does not imply privately run.
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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by chuckee on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:39PM (#28764553)
Are telecoms not privately run? Or are you defining anything that's regulated as "not privately run"?
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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by rybosworld on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @06:46PM (#28766696)
Really depends who you are grouping into telecoms.

Comcast/AT&T etc are not utilities, nor are they classified as such.

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