The POTUS has nukes and one of the most highly trained and best-equipped militaries in the world. Facebook can be shutdown by POTUS in an instant.
Power is not measured by “users.”
Power is not measured by “users.”
What actions do you think Zuck could take which would demonstrate that he has more power than Trump?
And, why do you raise the hypothetical of Trump shutting down Facebook? In particular, it's my understanding that many of Trump's foes are blaming FB for his win.
As to actions that Zuck could take to show that he has more power than the POTUS? As I mentioned, constructive power and destructive power are of different natures, so that the power of an artist building a great sculpture is not really comparable to the power to smash that sculpture with a hammer.
Nukes are indeed powerful, but media organs have started wars before.
Remember the Maine!
History is your guide, the tactics have not fundamentally changed. The process isn't certain, and, as in many cases, the principle ingredient is disinhibition, recklessness, or ignorance.
And if not Zuckerberg, the next new-media mogul to hold the attention of a few billion eyeballs. More, I might add, than any media empire in history.
If yes, then Facebook must necessarily be powerful by the same metric.
If no, why not?
In any case, even if the MSM effectively shapes public opinion, the POTUS commands the armed forces.
Is that fair? Or do I not understand your point?
Opinion manipulation is a powerful thing. Something that, in this country, won't be fought with guns.
I agree with would be outrageous if they were used against US corporations -- but who is proposing that???
I guess I don't understand your point.