I think the whole thing is more about how the Internet allows people to mingle from various groups and so there's going to be higher friction than they normally

I think the whole thing is more about how the Internet allows people to mingle from various groups and so there's going to be higher friction than they normally would have. Also, social media allows for people to get the dopamine high from people liking, sharing, and even mocking their posts. There's always something dangerous about how the feedback loop on social media works and I've noticed it when I've gotten into some spats or gotten a post go viral out of nowhere. As the notifications roll in on your device it becomes more of a game to see who gets the most praise or jeers from the crowd and less about finding like minded or not-so-like minded folks to discuss topics. It just turns into sports hooliganism where your side, whatever that is, is battling it out with the other side of the so-called argument. And all the while social media companies just rake in the money from the advertising revenue based on engagement metrics which may or may not even make said advertising useful for the firms who order it. Ultimately, I think this will have to be resolved through other means than just more regulations. Just like how we use to teach folks to not believe anything you see online. We need to teach folks that getting likes online doesn't make you better or right or anything of the sort of moral judgements.