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1. bakugo · 1789912478 · focus · HN ↗

   On the contrary, I think social media bans are poised to accomplish exactly what they're intended to: provide a convenient justification for forced identity verification across all websites.

   1. mitxela · 1789912912 · focus · HN ↗

      That's just a means of banning social media for everyone, which is even better than banning it for teens.

      1. TheOtherHobbes · 1789913651 · focus · HN ↗

         No, it's a means of removing anonymity so promoters of ideologically unsound sentiment can be identified.

         1. mitxela · 1789923321 · focus · HN ↗

            Promoting it on billionaire owned platforms was always a losing battle - it makes you controlled opposition. When those platforms fall, we can have true ideological competition.

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