> So they root against it because they want the whole thing destabilized to a point where people are incentivized to make and try alternatives.

This just hasn't ever happened with a platform large enough to cater to normies. Everyone hates Facebook but they are still using it. A normie userbase is highly domesticated and will accept all sorts of abuses. Only platforms catering to mostly technical users are susceptible to this kind of user revolt, as seen with the Freenode story.

In this light, even as someone generally opposed to regulation, I can support government initiatives to undermine network power. Let's call it "tyranny of the network."