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I'm no fan of current forms of social media, but let me ask you a question: do communicate or coordinate with others using any apps owned by Meta, Alphabet or A
by yosito 4y ago
I'm no fan of current forms of social media, but let me ask you a question: do communicate or coordinate with others using any apps owned by Meta, Alphabet or Apple? For me, 100% of my connections communicate through these apps. If the law allowed communication and organization through these apps to be controlled by politicians, and some untrustworthy politicians gained power (far fetched, I know, that's never happened /s), they could easily control everyone and prevent any dissent or competition. What would my recourse be?
You argue that social media should be controlled. I can concede that point. The question is, who has control over it? If it's a politician or government, no thanks. If it's me, or you, or any adult or parent controlling it for themselves or their children, yes, by all means.
- idontwantthis 4y agoMy point is that if that happens it will harm the platforms and fewer people will use them, which will be a good thing. Modern chat apps don’t solve any problems of communication other than discovery without actually meeting someone in real life first. They are just more distraction.