[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Waiting for the first person to make the argument “they’re a private company”.

Right here.

I don't condone FB for doing this, BTW.

However...

Here's what you can do.

Think up a nifty website name.

Go to godaddy.com or another host to register.

Hire some programmers.

Create your own social media network.

FR could have been what FB is now, and it still can be.

[DiogenesLamp]

Create your own social media network.

You left out a step. Grab a half a trillion dollars to build an infrastructure big enough to compete with them.

Till you solve that problem, the rest of your "solutions" are irrelevant.

You must still think this is 1994 or something.

[RegulatorCountry]

FR could have been what FB is now, and it still can be.

No, it's going to stay just like it is. That conversation has occurred before with FReepers begging, offering tech assistance for free.

[sergeantdave]

“Waiting for the first person to make the argument “they’re a private company”.

Right here.”

Can AT&T tell you that can’t phone your mother and tell her that Trump is great?

[aimhigh]

FR could have been what FB is now, and it still can be.

I agree, however it would require taking advertising, which won't happen. I'd love to see firearm ads on FR.