Also, the idea that Twitter (or any individual social network) is somehow The Public Town Square is flawed from the start. Such a thing doesn’t exist. There are

Also, the idea that Twitter (or any individual social network) is somehow The Public Town Square is flawed from the start. Such a thing doesn’t exist. There are online communities of varying sizes that have different sets of rules that their members (explicitly or implicitly) agree to adhere to. Calling Twitter (or Threads) a “town square” is marketing or corporate fantasy as much as anything. Most people don’t use these services or even really care about them. (I think of these services more like bars: They’re public places where people go to cavort and socialize, but there’s an expectation of what behaviors are acceptable and an owner, bartender, and bouncer willing to make sure those rules are adhered to. Don’t like it? Find another bar. There are tons.)