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Facebook, Twitter or any walled garden. I can't build any app I want on top of those without risking it being limited, restricted or shut down... If they even provide an API at all.

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So don't build on FB and Twitter? You do realize you can build an application and very easily host it for the world to access on AWS/GCP/Azure - unless you're doing something illegal or highly unethical the cloud services aren't going to kick you off. It sounds like you're saying you want to build a social media app but you don't like the fact that social media is dominated by a handful of companies (because the majority of users want to use their product already).

> Get censored off Twitter without breaking the law.

"Just build your own Twitter!"

> Conservative Twitter gets kicked off hosting services.

"Just build your own hosting services!"

> People talk about the importance of Web3 for openness and censorship resistance.

"Web3 is a grift, and if its not its for illegal things then you're only getting marginal value as compared to using FB or Twitter! So just build your own Twitter!"

I'm getting dizzy.

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