In Australia, the cause isn't a mystery. A judge ruled publishers are liable for defamatory comments. Within a few weeks, all the comment sections were gone:

In Australia, the cause isn't a mystery. A judge ruled publishers are liable for defamatory comments. Within a few weeks, all the comment sections were gone: https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/news-and-events/news/2021/09/13/high-court-rules-media-liable-for-facebook-comments-on-stories.html https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/news-and-events/news/2021/09/1... That one ruling took a huge toll on social discourse and civil society in Australia. It was a very sad day. Section 230 was a inspired piece of law making.