> Nobody's forcing you to use moderated platforms either.

Except that's exactly what is happening when the "moderation" is mandated by law. Which is the topic of discussion here.

I think the GP was talking about usefulness of moderation in HN, Reddit, etc. in general. And parent was implying that filtering should exist only client-side (so no moderation by the platform), which I thought was unrealistic for some users that want moderation and who are then free to seek out more fitting platforms.

But yes, in a world where "moderation" is mandated by law, there'd be no alternatives.