> At which point it stops being private and becomes public instead though? When the actual decisions are being made there. Many places have “open meeting” laws

> At which point it stops being private and becomes public instead though? When the actual decisions are being made there. Many places have “open meeting” laws that require decisions be made out in the open. Facebook is not the ballot box, it is not the county council, it is not the town meeting. It’s just a place where people can choose to talk to each other. > Discussing town policy isn’t something that should be kept behind a gate, and especially not Facebook. This is what freedom of association and freedom of speech is though. If your neighbors choose to talk to each other through Facebook, Nextdoor, a google group, an email list, a BBS, or in their own living rooms, you shouldn’t be able to stop them from doing that, whatever it is they prefer to do.