I don't think it's the exactly same thing; the reach of FB really is the issue, and that it's centralized. I do agree that there is an element of Facebook being

I don't think it's the exactly same thing; the reach of FB really is the issue, and that it's centralized. I do agree that there is an element of Facebook being unfairly blamed for what is effectively the large share of abusive behavior that happens on the Internet simply because for a lot of people, Facebook is "The Internet." That being said, Facebook's entire mission statement is to "connect the world" and I think you can make the argument that there are some people, especially all the strangers of the world, that shouldn't be "connected" whatsoever and yet Facebook encourages these kind of connections every single day, although I do think they've realized their mistake and pulled back a little (getting rid of the trending news section and the cesspool of user comments that go along with them). I always thought forums and message boards were the best part of the Internet. This site in particular (HN) is a great example where people explicitly went to discuss things with a somewhat similar group of people. I'd like to see Facebook embrace the "Groups" feature more, to encourage people to find smaller groups of like-minded people that are interested in having a discussion instead of public comment posts that devolve into a bunch of random strangers shouting at each other. I also like the idea that "Groups" can be decentralized from a moderation point of view. There is no way, as large as Facebook is, that they can centrally moderate the entirety of human thought across all languages and cultures they participate in.