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Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms

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707 points patd | 1 comments | 27 May 20 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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jdhn ◴[27 May 20 13:37 UTC] No.23322964[source]▶
Putting aside concerns about overreach government powers, would ending social media as we know it really be a bad thing?
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raziel2p ◴[27 May 20 13:40 UTC] No.23323011[source]▶
How? Forbid all of it? Forbid what, exactly - any app that allows communication between more than 1 person?

Even if Twitter were to go bankrupt tomorrow, something else would come to replace it.

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jdhn ◴[27 May 20 13:44 UTC] No.23323053[source]▶
If Trump actually closed it (not going to happen), then something may come along to replace Twitter, but it certainly wouldn't act like Twitter.
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w0m ◴[27 May 20 13:49 UTC] No.23323143[source]▶
Why wouldn't it? Proven good formula and a hole in the market. A dozen clones would spring up immediately.
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1. croon ◴[27 May 20 14:46 UTC] No.23324139{3}[source]▶
Because the government closed something that acted exactly like it before?

Aka chilling effect.