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So why stop at social media? Why shouldn’t the state control every website that allows comments including advocacy groups, religious groups etc?

• rayiner 4y ago
  Because different things are different? We have different rules for say public restaurants versus private clubs?
  • scarface74 4y ago
    In that case, what makes HN different from Facebook? Should HN not be able to ban overly political posts? Why can’t Facebook claim to be a private club that you have to join?
    • rayiner 4y ago
      HN seems like the archetype of an interest-specific club as compared to Facebook’s generic content platform.
      • scarface74 4y ago
        So now we do carve outs based on places we don’t want the government to intervene? So are Subreddits “interest clubs “? Why not just keep the government out of regulating private company’s content? Aren’t conservatives all about “small government”?
      • tptacek 4y ago
        How so? It's much easier to create an HN account and post than it is to create a Facebook account.