2026-07-16 02:29 UTC
Maybe the problem with overgrown social media platforms is scale. Too many people posting, all overseen by one centralised mod team, so nobody can effectively take responsibility for any of it. One piece of evidence for this is platforms that segment mod responsibility, like Reddit, not being as much of a sewer pipe.
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#SocialMedia #TechRegulation
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@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz 2026-07-16 02:33
Online publishing and hosting regulations (like the infamous Section 230) were designed for a web with a plethora of small-scale services. We either need a body of regulations specific to mega-platfoms, or regulations that hedge against them getting so overgrown in the first place. Things like mandatory interop with similar services (like the EU's DMA), and online marketing regulations that hold platforms responsible for any post they're *paid* to publish (no S230 protections for ads). (2/2)