An Unpopular Proposal: shut down X and Meta's platforms in Europe

X and the others have been transformed into global-scale warfare weapons, privately owned by oligarchs who support a far-right agenda with the explicit goal of undermining Western democracies

Europe should enforce strict regulations on X and Meta’s social platforms—and, if necessary, shut them down.

Their nature as “platforms”, where anyone can gain attention, leads many to perceive social media as neutral infrastructures, akin to institutions. They are not.

X is owned by the shadow president of the United States, who pushes an extreme right-w…