its the gov saying they cant restrict what people say

its very different

@Weez consumers can be manipulated all the time as they are by the media. There is a reason we have snake oil laws

@Weez A better product isn't the problem. Effective monopolisation over market shares, the weight of having all the money and the playing field not being fair to the smaller competitors are the problems.

The consumer isn't forced to use Facebook, nor are they being manipulated into.

Which is why every social media company should be broken up

They're using it because it's a good product.

@Weez Well, I'm just saying, the amount of damage that will be done before you can get many people to switch is a lot

level the playing field

so we can see as best as we can WHICH companies are best

@SPOOKY Phil, Ruler of Heck but that's isn't a good idea either because the principle of social media requires that everyone be on there

what you propose unscottty is the gov deciding who and what a company or person can host and if the restriction was fair or not. Even INVESTIGATIONG this would destroy any privacy people hard regarding their hardware

@Zakhan Gab is still running, even with all that "power" and "money" even though the playing field isn't "far"

And it's growing.

@stathelle What damage?

@ManAnimal no it wouldnt because its public

The damage that you already see everywhere

Ah you mean the product changing

if public who pays for it?

whats posted on these sites is publicly available

You don't like that it's changed

you are talkin abotu SOCIALIZING social media

Well, clearly a majority of people do.

The consumers have spoken.

They like Facebook and Twitter how it is.

Else they would have moved to Gab.

🙂

only because they ALLOW it to be publically available

God I love free markets.

they are under no such obligation to do so

lol no im not, im talking about reexamining how fb, google, and twitter are skirting their 230 responsibilities @ManAnimal

Not really a free market with the regulations as they are.

but the consequence of such a check would give the gov too much power

section 230 means they have a responsibility to maintain their site as a public platform

And the lacking enforcement of these regulations.

Well, it's obviously a spectrum

Considerably less than most areas tbh.

removing the exception would just remove the service

thats what the MSM wants

you are being played

Which would be awful obviously