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All of this could have been avoided with more robust filtering capabilities in the hands of users, which Twitter has consistently refused to provide.

The big social media platforms should be treated as common carriers, and as such only be responsible for preventing malware and flat-out illegal content.

Expecting Big Tech to moderate content (for what?) while allowing them to force feed unwanted/unrequested content to users is the perfect shit-storm we have today.

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There was a time that I thought that Twitter should do what Parler is doing; let the original author approve replies before making them visible. Now that I've seen Parler demonstrate it, I think that Twitter would never have become as popular as it is if they had done so from the begining. The feature that allows for the wide conversation that Twitter is famous for is also responsible for it's abusability.

“All this could have been avoided” implies that Big Social Media wanted to avoid this. I don’t think they did. A ton of content that they’ve been wrestling with is just fleeing by itself. I imagine they’re thrilled.

That is completely true. Although I don't think at the beginning Big Social Media realized how it would play out. They seem to be now committed to the we are moderating as fast as we can approach/excuse.

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