I can't really tell from your comment history if you're from the US or EU, but I'm going to guess the US.
Your view on what should be platform's rights, kind of implies there is supposed to be as little regulation as possible.
And the problem with that view is, if you ask people why they are still using FB, given the knowledge of what they do with user data and privacy, the most heard excuse is that they feel they have little choice to use an alternative!
If you add to that the consideration that it is in the very nature of social network effect that this choice will be diminished to a singular monopoly (a social network is not very useful if your friends/family aren't on it), then you have to admit that the power in "people's right to not use a platform" is absolutely miniscule compared to your desired "platforms right to do what they want".
And it is that very imbalance, what regulations are intended to solve (or at least push somewhat towards fairness).
Your view on what should be platform's rights, kind of implies there is supposed to be as little regulation as possible.
And the problem with that view is, if you ask people why they are still using FB, given the knowledge of what they do with user data and privacy, the most heard excuse is that they feel they have little choice to use an alternative!
If you add to that the consideration that it is in the very nature of social network effect that this choice will be diminished to a singular monopoly (a social network is not very useful if your friends/family aren't on it), then you have to admit that the power in "people's right to not use a platform" is absolutely miniscule compared to your desired "platforms right to do what they want".
And it is that very imbalance, what regulations are intended to solve (or at least push somewhat towards fairness).