@Melpomene@erisly.social https://qoto.org/@olives/111884417729866558
As I kind of wrote there, though after you posted that lol, Facebook almost seems to fancy themselves as some sort of state.

They have "policy documents" which are like "laws" (though, it wouldn't surprise me, if these weren't completely open to the public). A "fake court" (the "oversight board") which hands down "judgements". Probably a "profession" of people who cook up "policy documents". And probably, contractors (outsourcing has it's own problems, one they might not understand the culture, two don't shake the boat), who execute it.

I really think this whole thing with platforms has gone way too far. I wonder whether companies like Facebook which are so big and try to be so many things should even exist. Facebook does video, Facebook does groups, Facebook does "family networks", those web developer / marketer facing services where they track you on unrelated sites so as to make the entire Internet "likeable" or for marketing, Facebook does Instagram, Facebook does Whatsapp (Whatsapp is better, although even there, there are shenanigans like not encrypting the metadata). It's not even really about intermediary liability.

I also wonder whether platforms haven't coddled these QAnon type people too much. It's strange when they have a stringent standard in one area, then manipulating media to make it look like someone (in this case, the president) is some sort of predator is alright. I understand the argument that "they can never make everyone happy" and that "moderation is hard" but it feels strange.

Even there, though, again, I think platforms like this shouldn't really exist.