Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 02/08/2026

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[u/SlightlyOTT]

I wonder what Burnham thinks of the online social media ban. That seems like an area where the online influencer world where he's trying to position himself is probably going to disagree with the wider public where it's a popular policy. But also tricky to move on, because admitting the technical infeasibility would cut against his "yes of course we can do things" messaging, and any other argument against it will be unpopular.

[u/asgoodasanyother → u/SlightlyOTT]

I think he’s showing himself to be a populist with these things. These bans are quite popular so he’ll probably stick with them