Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is comparing the unchecked power of America's social media giants to drug lords, while accusing tech billionaires of distorting democracy and shaping foreign policy to protect their business models.America Is A ‘Digital Narco-State’In his newsletter on Tuesday, Krugman argued that the United States has “in practice, become a digital narco-state,” noting that social media platforms in the country were as dangerous as drugs, which “do considerable harm” while continu ...