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0 pointslotsofpulp2y ago0 comments

Nothing? It can exist as a utility alongside other email services.

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Nothing can go wrong? In that case, the government should create a public social network as a utility alongside other social media services too.

lotsofpulpOP2y ago

Sure, although I think the utility of a communications network capable of receiving and sending documents within a country is very well proven to be a benefit to society, so any comparison to something less battle tested seems unnecessary.

It makes no sense that in the physical world, we entrust government with identity verification and transmitting correspondence, but that trust is somehow lost in the digital world.

iAMkenough2y ago

I think the utility of a social communications network capable of receiving and sending updates within a country is a very well proven benefit to society, so any attempt to draw a line between email and social updates seems unnecessary.

Each US citizen deserves access to a public network to express their First Amendment right without moderation.

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iAMkenough2y ago

Nothing can go wrong? In that case, the government should create a public social network as a utility alongside other social media services too.

lotsofpulpOP2y ago

It makes no sense that in the physical world, we entrust government with identity verification and transmitting correspondence, but that trust is somehow lost in the digital world.

iAMkenough2y ago

Each US citizen deserves access to a public network to express their First Amendment right without moderation.

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