The companies hijacked the governmental regulatory bodies overseeing them so they can do anything they want... It's called Regulatory Capture

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[–]Nightjar 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Actually, I think it's the reverse. The government pushed for these people to be in charge of these companies, so the government could indirectly push for policies that would otherwise be considered unconstitutional.

Government can't legally prevent you from speaking?...Twitter enters the room...

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah perhaps it's a bit of both. But I think the corporate profit motive was driving 90% of the lobbying for the last 100 years that led to all these regulatory bodies being like they are.