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Why has this to be done by the govt? For example, Hackers News filters such things without govt intervention, as do Twitter, Facebook and Reddit to a lesser ex

Why has this to be done by the govt? For example, Hackers News filters such things without govt intervention, as do Twitter, Facebook and Reddit to a lesser extent. It has been shown that once you remove a platform, the idea itself dwindles. For example r/fatpeoplehate migrated to Voat but activity has been far far below compared to when it was on Reddit.

Iv 7y ago
Exactly. There is no need for govt censorship if marginalization happens naturally.
pandaman 7y ago
It also had been shown that 8chan had been created to discuss Gamergate, which was banned on 4chan, which, in turn, has been created to discuss anime, which was banned on Something Awful.