Public opinion may have turned against big tech, but they have lots of money to spend on lobbying, and politicians will be satisfied to have “done something” even if it’s totally ineffectual at stemming the spread of misinformation and only serves to further entrench Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.
Look no further than the recent spate of copyright laws which impose new requirements for automated content filtering that only huge established players like Youtube and Facebook will be able to afford to comply with.
