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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by raziel2p on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:40AM (#23323011)
How? Forbid all of it? Forbid what, exactly - any app that allows communication between more than 1 person?

Even if Twitter were to go bankrupt tomorrow, something else would come to replace it.

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by ImprobableTruth on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:47AM (#23323104)
Social media can only survive because of safe harbor provisions. If sites become responsible for the content they host, social media as we know would instantly die out.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by rwmj on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:53AM (#23323218)
So would a vast number of things. github, blogs, cloud, public web hosting of almost any kind.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by ImprobableTruth on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @11:22AM (#23324700)
Sure. I'm not saying that I think it would be good, just that it's possible.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by shultays on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:52AM (#23323210)
You are not forced to follow or interact poeple you disagree with.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by orian on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:58AM (#23323297)
Funny you say, but on social platforms we know you are kind of forced, through suggestions and ads.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by raziel2p on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @10:04AM (#23323408)
Newspapers "force" you to read articles by their writers and ads as well... This has nothing to do with social media.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by anewdirection on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:29PM (#23327690)
Newspapers are curated and responsible for what they publish.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by eloc49 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:51AM (#23323195)
Get rid of section 230
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by jtbayly on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @10:04AM (#23323414)
Making public comments anywhere online impossible? I don't think that's helpful.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by jdhn on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:44AM (#23323053)
If Trump actually closed it (not going to happen), then something may come along to replace Twitter, but it certainly wouldn't act like Twitter.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by w0m on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:49AM (#23323143)
Why wouldn't it? Proven good formula and a hole in the market. A dozen clones would spring up immediately.
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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by croon on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @10:46AM (#23324139)
Because the government closed something that acted exactly like it before?

Aka chilling effect.

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