In a series of seven columns published Oct. 23 by The Seattle Times as a special opinion section, journalists and antitrust advocates discussed the muscle and menace of Facebook's market power and explored possible solutions.
This special opinion section "is an extraordinary undertaking for a local regional newspaper," wrote Frank Blethen, publisher, in a column included with the series. "Typically, an antitrust/regulatory story of national scope is treated as a national business story with minimal local awareness. Yet for The Seattle Times, this is the ultimate 'local' story."
The columns addressed:
Facebook's threat to a competitive economy and democracy, by Jon Talton / Special to The Times
Understanding the landscape of Facebook's dominance, by Brier Dudley, Seattle Times opinion columnist
Facebook's market power leaves news organizations at its mercy, by Alan Fisco / president of The Seattle Times (and president of America's Newspapers)
Going beyond antitrust to rein in Facebook and Google, by Jessica J. González and Timothy Karr / Special to The Times
Consumers must raise their collective voice to remedy the harms from big tech mining their data, by Marta L. Tellado / Special to The Times
Unfriending Facebook: What we can do about the social media giant's dominance, by Alex Petros and Gene Kimmelman / Special to The Times
Untangling the existential threat to democracy and the free press, by Frank Blethen / publisher of The Seattle Times
