HOW AND WHY FACEBOOK FUNCTIONS LIKE - AND SHOULD BE REGULATED AS - A UTILITY Facebook is a very useful platform, as its appeal that's drawn in over 2 billion users attests. People from every walk of life, all around the world, have found Facebook to be very useful in connecting with friends, expressing one's opinions, telling one's audience what's going on in their. life. But ... does it need to be regulated ... as a UTILITY...? Recently Facebook has drawn a great deal of scrutiny for what they do with the information that USERS put on the platform. I would say put "online" ... but there are differences between posting to Facebook and posting "online" like this blog. It is these differences that make Facebook functionally equivalent to a Utility in some areas, and as a Public Square in others. Thus, Facebook should be REGULATED as a Utility in some areas, and like the Public Square in others. The dividing line between the two areas is the SCO...