> What I actually want is a world where people don't care whether FB censors things, because it doesn't matter as people can and do use other means to communicate.
Fortunately, we already live in this world! We have the internet!
Lol, that has the public square embodied in a few big systems.
If it were me, I would have those regulated to be like utilities. Pre internet, business was done via phone. Deplatforming = not allowed to have a phone, and that basically did not happen.
Well, broadcast has been gatekeeping on a LOT of fronts for a very long time, nothing new there.
When do we see economic reporting from the labor point of view, for example? We don't on broadcast anymore. And after massive media consolidation, that reporting only happens via indie media, and it's largely via the Internet, discoverable through social media.
The answer to broadcast issues was public access broadcasting, and the likes of PBS. That sort of worked, except for underfunding and the need for big business to underwrite most of the programming.
In terms of social media, what is needed is process. Trying to do business today without it is similar to not having a phone. However, let's set that aside and just look at conflict of interest and speech issues.
The major players are the public square today. Whether that was intended isn't the point. That they are, is.
Back when Alex Jones was deplatformed, a lot of us, myself included, said we were headed down this increasingly difficult road today, and here we are. We were also frequently judged as being some supporter for Jones. (I am not, but see his case as being high value for this discussion)
Process needs to be there to manage expectations, provide opportunity for improvement, provide consistency and all the basics needed. In other words, some growing up needs to happen. Costs are higher, risks are higher, and the money is more than good enough.
Without it, what we've got is a very highly arbitrary, quite easily abused system that far too many people depend on for important discussions. Look at the folks advocating for direct democracy. They assume all this is here, working properly, and working for us, not against us.
The neo-nazis were on public access BTW. I seen 'em, along with quite a few others on the mandated access channels.
Fortunately, we already live in this world! We have the internet!