> Also, if you've ever had the misfortune of helping run a forum, you would know that this isn't really workable. (...) a tiny minority of individuals will just

> Also, if you've ever had the misfortune of helping run a forum, you would know that this isn't really workable. (...) a tiny minority of individuals will just take over the space and completely ruin it for everyone. I've seen this happen, but forums never had the universal user base that modern social media companies do. If you get banned from a forum, you get cut off from maybe 500 members of your target audience. If the same happens with a social media platform, you lose access to hundreds of thousands or even millions of members. The impact of the ban is disproportionate, except in the cases of the most extreme speech (like calling for literal heads to roll, for instance).