Also, every hacker online pre-facebook realized that it wouldn't take that much effort to do social engineering on a mass scale, but there was a brief period before any large organizations actually got involved and started doing it.
I think we got a glimpse of something special in the early internet, and I think we can build toward that again.
I mean, you are writing on HN, a specialized community of practice which is the polar opposite from massive social media sites like Facebook or Twitter. And if HN is not exclusive enough for you, there is Lobsters where you need an invite to even post or comment. To me, these dynamics are pretty close to what went on on the "early internet" pre social media. Though it would be nice if federation standards were more widely adopted, to enable optional interop across sites.
"If it’s in the public interest, the Commonwealth can intervene in these cases on the side of the defamed person against the social media company. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government would proactively search for such cases to intervene in."
Years of cyberbullying didn't spur the government into action. A few choice tweets about politicians did. Though they'll say this is about protecting kids etc