>>22211
>you now remember 2014/2015 was the year they started cracking down on racist content
>youtube got rid of much of its old content during its ToS update
>websites doubling down on censorship, mostly targetting political content they deemed problematic while pushing their politics
>their reasoning ofteing being the protection of minors, it was all a lie(FB whistleblow fiasco)
>the internet got filled by screeching harpies and election tourists
>2010s in general, were awfully known for the censorship that began towards the end of the 2000s
>shit like OWS left the government schizos worried
>old content was deleted, gaming communities went through a major shift on what was allowed on their websites
>changes were obviously meant for political purposes and cater new audiences
>people supported their side of the election with free speech in mind, it just got worse
2015 was a shit year for the internet, its only reedemable quality was the last ditch effort of political archives and infodumps being spread by anons before closing down but to this day I've yet to see anything positive out of all that
>>38819
>what they actually miss
anon, I'm pretty sure people have found other ways to interact with 13 year olds by this point. No regulation is ever going to crack down on that.
There were less people on the internet and less political bullshit overall, internet being mostly used for entertainment purposes by nerds was probably what made it so good.
Readily available piracy, being able to download other entertainment sources so easily, having actual support instead of automated services, archives working properly, less censorship and less regulations improved creative freedom along with its ingenuity, its considered the golden era of internet for good reasons. Though I agree its the freedom and lack of regulation that allowed it all to begin with, the principle remains