> It might seem like long time ago but American-made social media was riddled with conspiracy theorist and white supremacists
I reckon that even at its height the type of people likely to be labeled conspiracy theorists and white supremacists were more common offline than online. I'd bet at least 40% of Americans have views that if stated online would get them a white supremacist label and I bet the figure for conspiracy theorist is over 70%.
> At some point the place has become so horrible that they started blocking prominent accounts, including the American President.
Note: It wasn't that it became horrible according to some nigh-universally accepted standard, it just became horrible by the standards of those who (now) control discourse.
I reckon that even at its height the type of people likely to be labeled conspiracy theorists and white supremacists were more common offline than online. I'd bet at least 40% of Americans have views that if stated online would get them a white supremacist label and I bet the figure for conspiracy theorist is over 70%.
> At some point the place has become so horrible that they started blocking prominent accounts, including the American President.
Note: It wasn't that it became horrible according to some nigh-universally accepted standard, it just became horrible by the standards of those who (now) control discourse.