They are like a mall. It appears to be a public space. It shares the characterics of one. But at it's heart it is a private space with camera everywhere and eager to throwout those who do not appear to be the norm.

Homeless, poor, young and oddities get removed from malls for being themselves. We're seeing the same online.

Governments don't buy malls. Malls are designed to get you to spend. These sites want you to spend and if you do or don't they will send all of the info they collected about you and sell it to someone else.

We need more hobbiest sites. Government should provide free spaces.