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Re:The TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attra... by politelemon on Sunday October 13, 2024 @10:58PM (#41833823)
That's a property of some kinds of social media. Not a definition or negation of.

The most amusing thing is that discussions on reddit, tumblr, x, etc include the very same kind of denials that gp comment is eliciting regarding those sites being social media.

Social media includes content sharing, discussions, and echo chambers, all of which are present here in abundance. Certain content gets promoted over others, and each site assumes see itself above others.

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Re:The TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attra... by asdf000333 on Sunday October 13, 2024 @11:59PM (#41834055)
What originally set social media apart from forums (including HN and Reddit) was that you interact with people you sorta know. Social media apps later drifted to something else, but they still aren't forums.
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