Yes and that's pretty much the definition of volunteering too. Volunteers get laws and protections to prevent exploitation, which is what the NY laws were prob

Yes and that's pretty much the definition of volunteering too. Volunteers get laws and protections to prevent exploitation, which is what the NY laws were probably created to prevent. Turns out that the genuine and thorny question of free labor keeping Reddit/FB and other platforms alive is going to be tackled via NY laws. (Yes, FB also has its own paid moderators and outsourced staff who suffer PTSD etc.) I for one think this is a great conversation - moderating isn't cost less, and takes a toll on the moderators, for which there is little recognition.