How do the social media corporations protect their special interests in Washington?

How do the social media corporations protect their special interests in Washington? First, they try to hide behind 'free speech'. But, Section 230 is not the First Amendment. Platforms shouldn't get exemptions from tort law that journalists don't get. Then, the social media corporations lobby on China. "If you tax us, China will win on AI!" But, OpenAI just raised the largest private round of funding in history. There's plenty of money getting invested in AI. Finally – the corporations don't show up at all. In their place, remarkably well-funded front groups push their agenda under the guise of sympathetic issues. Congress must peel the bark off these social media platforms, freeing Washington from their corporate capture and fixing what they have broken. #socialmedia #section230