First of all, the big web sites all have tons of “unsold inventory” that they either leave unused or give away to charities they like. However, I also expect the owners of these sites (many of which are still controlled by tightly-knit groups or individuals) to possibly be interested in making a tremendous positive change in the political system if they realized it was within their power. It would be in their interest as philanthropists, should they decide to join such an effort using more than unsold inventory.

As to why the internet should be singled out, that’s the easy one.

• The main corruptor of elections is the money you need to raise
• You have to raise that money in order to buy advertising, mostly.
• The internet has created a revolution in bringing down the cost of advertising and communications.

So it’s natural that if anything is to solve the corruption/influence problem, it’s the internet.