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[Increasingly likely..the government will regulate it](https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/02/will-facebook-stop-being-free-the-potential-downsides-of-a-new-bill-about-social-media-regulation/)
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Shortages drive up prices.  Facebook and all of the other social media may have to charge a fee.
* advertising revenue may no longer be able to support social media platforms. The end result would likely be a shift to a fee-based system, where users would have to pay to use Facebook and other platforms

awww...too bad..sooooo sad.

BUT WAIT

Steemit, doesn't collect any personal data, therefore Steemit should be exempt from the regulations.

Do you see what I'm getting at?