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Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by vik0 on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @12:24PM (#39526714)
>to make social media itself inhospitable

I see nothing wrong with that. Social media has done nothing but harm its users, and people that know its users (or: everybody)

Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by notaustinpowers on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @01:15PM (#39527430)
Thanks for your comment here on the social media site, Hacker News!

I think we have to reorient ourselves on what counts as social media. It's not just Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It's forums like Hacker News, it's comment sections on your favorite blogs you frequent. It's the products available on Etsy or a small creator's personal Shopify store.

Free speech isn't just about photos and text, it covers all forms of expression.

Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by kmeisthax on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @02:55PM (#39528912)
We used to just call these forums. Social media is a subset of forum where the posts are presented in a personally curated timeline of some kind.
Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by Goronmon on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @03:57PM (#39529828)
I would argue forums are just a subset of social media. "Social media" being the high level umbrella for platforms where users interact. Differentiated from platforms which are "read-only".
Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by vik0 on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @03:17PM (#39529213)
I knew I would get the replies that I got. It reminds me of this meme: https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/036/647/Scr...
Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by halfmatthalfcat on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @08:08PM (#39532580)
And yet you are still here, posting memes. Are we just stuck in a loop forever?
Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by halfmatthalfcat on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @12:35PM (#39526881)
> Social media has done nothing but harm its users

Nothing? I don't think it's that cut and dry. While there has been harm, no doubt, there has been a lot of positives too (maintaining connections, thoughtful conversations, etc).

Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by NavinF on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @01:03PM (#39527273)
Then why did you write this comment on HN (an example of social media)?
Re:Social Media First Amendment Cases by carlosjobim on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @01:13PM (#39527400)
Then why are you writing here on this social media and harming people?

Social media is such a big part of modern communications, that arguing against it is like arguing against telephone lines or the printing press. There's a lot to criticise the owner companies for, including how social media can harm people and infamously promote and accelerate genocide, such as Facebook is accused of having done in Myanmar. But the same accusations can be levied against any means of communication and publishing technology.