Press freedom: China may have too little but America has far too much | South China Morning Post

LinkedIn's retreat from China once again underscores the challenging environment that US social media faces in the country. If China is too restrictive, the United States faces the inverse problem of an environment so free that it is complicating the US media's ability to maintain fair and balanced reporting. This month, a Facebook whistle-blower's testimony to US lawmakers leaves the social media giant once again facing a congressional threat to break it up. At the heart of Facebook's long-standing saga is the question of authority. Disdainful of state power, Americans are adamant about keeping the government out of their lives….