Sorry, I'm not sure what part of my post you're responding to — I didn't mention anything about laws. I also don't really fundamentally disagree with any of wh

Sorry, I'm not sure what part of my post you're responding to — I didn't mention anything about laws. I also don't really fundamentally disagree with any of what you say in your post, I think it's a rather accurate appraisal of the situation. That said, as it comes to Gab/Parler, I think a lot of the problem is technology related, and could theoretically be fixed by social media platforms adopting non-user-antagonistic content-ranking models. If the algorithm behind your platform maximizes time on site, it will maximize anger, outrage, and quick dopamine hits. If the algorithm (or moderation process) functions differently, that's not the case, and I think we see this to some extent in HackerNews (not saying it could scale to Facebook level though). I hope other "ethical social media" platforms like Okuna (https://about.okuna.io/ https://about.okuna.io/) will follow.