Break the Monopoly? And how exactly do you propose this to happen? I think a lot of Americans have been fooled to think that the seat of power in US sits at Washington D.C. Wrong, it lies with companies that bankroll the parties and their candidates in elections. If you think the SEC can muscle out with Facebook and emerge victorious, you are mistaken my friend. All that congressional drama is fine but the moment they move to do something that endangers the very existence of these giants, they would pack their bags and move their business to some other country. The only reason the companies agree to the entire preaching from senate is because they know that the customers believe in the structure of democracy and any such falling out (on privacy concerns) would lead to a significant loss of users.