[alpacaillama]

I hope they look into whether social media platforms can use safe harbour (Section 230) stuff or not. Personally I don’t think so. Since they do act as publishers.

I know HN will focus on the Trump part but I am more interested in hearing about what you think of section 230, safe harbour, social media as publishers.

[_y5hn]

I've not much love for administrators' love for banning posts and users for unquantifiable reasons. This from 30 years of experience on the matter. One gets to see all kinds of variations, and there's absolutely nothing new here in core powergames and surrounding mechanics.

However, such social media platforms can either exist in any form protected by freedom of speech, or they cannot exist at all. This as no moderation is illegal and frowned upon, purported to sway public opinion with false data.

The thing is, the power games are inseparable from the mechanics, no matter how well-intentioned on either "side". The inevitable outcome is separation of users, which happens again, and again. What we will see coming is the Great Divide, caused by social media technologies, powered by tribal human nature and selfishness.