15-02-2018 14:34 via theguardian.com

Only the EU can break Facebook and Google's dominance | George Soros

Social media giants have left the US government impotent – Europe must lead the wayThe current moment in world history is a painful one. Open societies are in crisis, and forms of dictatorships and mafia states, exemplified by Vladimir Putin’s Russia, are on the rise. In the United States, President Donald Trump would like to establish his own mafia-style state but cannot, because the constitution, other institutions, and a vibrant civil society won’t allow it.Not only is the s
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