<< And here you are, suggesting that the solution is simply to make it more public as if it has any credence.

My friend.

You have learned nothing. No. Worse than nothing. You have learned the wrong lesson and you will clearly repeat it again so allow me to spell it out for you. You somehow managed to learn that after you survive a Streisand effect, you clearly did not CLAMP down hard enough. You managed not to learn that it is a proper response to NOT encourage another such effect in the form of another round of censorship of public opinions, but to somehow double down on. Scratch that! Triple down!

And note that now the environment has really changed and people are actually paying attention to some of this. Do you really think censorship approach is the right approach?

<< Here's the problem: your thesis assumes that these groups are acting in good faith.

It literally does not matter. The action banning a piece of news MADE IT CREDIBLE in the eyes of the public. Whether Republicans released in good faith is meaningless here. Why is it so hard to understand? The public believed it, to an extent supported some candidates based on those and will now actively demand Biden's impeachment. This choice made it happen! Your advocated choice made it happen. Can you see what I am showing you? I simple cause and effect. And multiple ripples.

<< The GOP has repeatedly stated that they will impeach the president over anything, regardless of if it's true or not.

So what? Ever since Clinton impeachment meant nothing and became a political tool just like anything else. I will even let you on a little secret. Biden will be impeached too. It is pure luck ( just like Trump's ) that it won't get past senate. The only time it would matter is IF the president is removed from power. That is it. But now.. they have a reason for impeachment that a good portion of the population may actually side with ( and people were kinda split over Trump's impeachment ). So again, and I am beating a dead horse for a reason, great job making that laptop thing credible! This combined with Rs ability to actually make people dislike their targets ( Hillary comes to mind ) will be a wild spectacle.

<< Should we also widely disseminate QAnon literature and talking points, simply because they exist?

You sure as fuck should not treat it like it should be automatically removed from everywhere making it instantly credible.

<< There is no universe in which they go "oh nevermind, we were wrong about the laptop."

Why would they? They were right to bet on it! Not to mention, your endorsed approach surely did not help. They actually managed to monetize this! It is god damn impressive. And that is before we even get to the actual content of the thing, which will be a lot of fun for US population to watch. Can you imagine, crack addict in the white house bait articles already? That Chapelle was a prophet.

<< And here you are, suggesting that the solution is simply to make it more public as if it has any credence

I will tell you a little story from the old country. A really short one. Actually, it is not even a story. It is a saying. It goes: Don't touch shit for you may smear yourself.

All you had to do is nothing and it would have died on its own. But nope. Gotta intervene. Gotta tell people what they can think, what they can and cannot see for I AM THE ARBITER TRUTH. I don't think I exaggerate that much, but this is my impression of people on Twitter trying to make a decision on it.

<< Should we also widely disseminate QAnon literature and talking points, simply because they exist?

You don't have to disseminate shit, but the moment you stop others from doing it you are feeding the very thing you purport to fight.

<< Are you suggesting that a YouTube channel is a human right now?

Strawman, but I will bite anyway, but you raised an interesting point.

I am suggesting that at certain point, you can't effectively be a global square and claim not be one at the same time. The two are mutually exclusive states. You do not get to be a planet and claim you have no gravitational pull for purposes of physics. Which is basically the entire reason 230 comes into this discussion at all ( companies wanting to have two mutually exclusive states, which is one of the reasons for the mess we are in ).

Listen, if it was up to me ( say I am the emperor of the Earth ), social media would not exist. Period. They are clearly more hassle than they are worth. But since I am kinda not in a position of the supreme overlord, I would like to maybe just cut them to size just a little bit ( you know.. post clear rules of what is allowed and what is not..stuff like that.. none of that vague 'hate speech' ). Failing that. I am ok with guaranteed access.

<< Where does the rabbit hole of "platforms get to choose what they ban" lead us?

The platforms that are the size and reach of nation-states ( scratch that, globe ) can silence you at will. Today, it is a ban flat earth believers. Tomorrow, we are going to ban 88 so as not to offend China ( and simultaneously strike a blow against nazi sympathizers -- huzzah ). Day after that, we are going to ban 77, because 4chan and 8kun got together and figured out a way that to pass some obscenity filter is to say 'Canadian' instead of 'Boomer' ( which just became a slur ). You cannot win this arms race. You just can't.

And all this is before we get the final point. You. The rabbit hole always leads down to "you" or a person with zero self-preservation instinct. You think the tool in front of you will not touch you for you are the righteous, of the right mind ( and/or have 'gott mit uns' on your insignia ), but, well, things and mores change. Not that many decades ago gays were thought to be mentally ill. My not so subtle point is that what was kosher today, may not be kosher in the future. If I were you, I would think several times before I was ready to support 'ban everything foundation for it is the sovereign right of a platform to act as it pleaseath'.

Yes, you are a clean model citizen today. Tomorrow, we shall see, won't we. Oh, your face will be so red then.