[pinnochio]

Why does it have to be done?

[extraduder_ire]

Laws, primarily.

There's also a lot of content that companies don't want to host or show to their users in general.

[simianwords]

That poor people get the worst of the jobs? What’s the alternative?

[pinnochio]

Who says this particular job is a necessary one?

[simianwords]

What’s your alternative?

[jhanschoo]

Jury duty for all online fora maybe?

[gosub100]

Because one could sell DDoS services that overload the target network with porn.

[Spooky23]

Maybe social media for this content isn’t sustainable or wise?

[pinnochio]

Maybe social media of the kind which creates this problem isn't sustainable or wise.

[bryan_w]

You're talking about making the internet as a whole a view-only experience where all content is curated and made by trusted gatekeepers.

As long as a website allows user generated content, there will be this need to moderate it

[throwway120385]

No, he's talking about the Internet of old, where if you wanted to post anything you first had to stand up a server.

[yunohn]

You’re saying there were no forum boards nor comment sections anywhere? And everyone self hosted every single piece of content they wished to send it into the world?