People who attended schools 40 years ago know that many kids were teased endlessly. Personally I was teased and I teased others. I would never condone bullying but can't help to observe the snowflakes we are producing. The pussy head tantrum throwing Hilary supporters are probably among the best examples. Even though far more guns were available 40 years ago the suicide rate seemed to be much lower. Bullying and teasing won't stop. The leftist/marxist are among the biggest culprits. Somehow we need to get people to toughen up. Strangely enough the porn industry which the fenminist/marxist argued was/is harmless has sent the message to every young girl and boy that her sexual prowess determines his/her worth. THe 'experts' are still dumb enough to ask why? Really they don't want truthful answers.

On one day an article on the evils of censorship. The next day, an article about banning social media. I don't blame the articles or the authors, because these are issues of today's politics. But does anyone else get the impression that your being conned between two choices of extreems.

With the diverging narratives too easily ready to exaggerate to make a point, or cause a reaction, all we get is an "either or" fallacy between two extreems.

It seems like a con job. And since it's just about exaggerating possible actions, the truth is that both are part of a a con.

Make it simple. If a website does ________, or has __________ in it, hand them a hefty fine on each occurance. Something to get the point accross. They'll fix it on their own. If they don't change and 5 or so more occurances happen in a 2 year span, shut them down. Something of that nature will have results to curbing issues people have with social media. just let crime and punishment enter the Internet sector of the world like it does in ever other sector of the world.

Hey Not_Now.Soon,
Do you want Graham Young fined and/or sued for our comments?
You know this site will cease to exist under that regime.
- And do you not realise the rules will be dictated by corporate media wanting more profit and monopoly over where people get their news and information and sellout governments wanting control over the narratives.

Hear, hear Armchair Critic and well said!
Alan B.

To Armchair Critic.

What would you suggest? There have been abuses done on social media. From data a privicy sold, (not just collected, sold) and fake news promoted and spread, to the extreem of gathering extreemists, and or promoting illegal activities among like minded groups of people, (videoing assault and rape).

Honestly the use of social media has a good deal to it, but there has to be something slow down or stop the criminal aspects that can just as easily use social media and get away with it. If nothing is done except the extreem approaches (do nothing, or ban everything), then all you I'll have are extreem results of things just getting worse, or the loss of certian social media all together.

Voting for certian laws for social media to self regulate to remove any criminal elements us not a bad approach. And if the social media can't do it, then yes I would say let it be removed.

I don't think OLO has anything to worry about, because it already does some monitoring of what happens on it's site. But I see where your concern lies.

Videos of assault and rape for distribution among like-minded folk is the only tool the authorities have to nail the bastards. By pretending to be part of a like-minded cohort until the entire evil cell is exposed and brought to justice.

Without which they operate with comparative impunity and an ever-increasing tidal wave of victims. Shutting down allegedly suspect sites just sends those same sites into the black and nothing whatsoever is solved! Dumkoff!
Alan B.