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Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by kingstnap on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @10:12AM (#48280140)
You named the two biggest platforms [0], YouTube and WhatsApp are the social media.

This is kinda like asking if Saudi Arabia and Russia are petrostates lol.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_social_pl...

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Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by womble2 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @02:43AM (#48305465)
They were made into social media, but when they were aquired they were just video hosting and sms replacements with little (no?) social engagement aspect.
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