> But they shouldn't expect to be able manipulate and control discussion and face no backlash from users.
You're saying they should face backlash from government regulators not from users.
If there's a big user backlash, those users are already free to move to whatever site they want, or make their own.
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Re: your comment about trolling, etc, not being illegal: yes, exactly. So if a site wanted to enforce some sort of "family friendly" policy, you could simply bomb them with truly illegal shit instead and get them in trouble with the regulators for not being able to keep up as they would be liable for that, since they aren't a "anything legal goes" platform.
You're saying they should face backlash from government regulators not from users.
If there's a big user backlash, those users are already free to move to whatever site they want, or make their own.
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Re: your comment about trolling, etc, not being illegal: yes, exactly. So if a site wanted to enforce some sort of "family friendly" policy, you could simply bomb them with truly illegal shit instead and get them in trouble with the regulators for not being able to keep up as they would be liable for that, since they aren't a "anything legal goes" platform.