Town square is now on Facebook. To clarify, for some readers.

How would it help having the government run a social media network? Or am I misunderstanding your comment?

When content got posted by people on their own servers, and you just linked to other people's web pages instead of commenting on them, it was more of a public square. When it's a social media site, it's easier for everyone non-technical to use, but it's now run by a private company.

>When content got posted by people on their own servers

Well, that is private property as well. But I see your point, centralization is the enemy here.