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highplainsdem

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6. Some people consider message boards social media, while others don't. The ones who wouldn't

Reply to czarjak (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 03:16 AM

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consider DU social media would say social media platforms are organized by users following certain people, while older forms of online discussion are organized by content, by particular interests.

By those standards, Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook etc. are social media, but Reddit isn't and neither are message boards. But most people DO consider Reddit social media.

Wikipedia refers to "social platforms" and does include online forums among social platforms:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_platforms_with_at_least_100_million_active_users

But it differentiates "social networks" (Facebook, Twitter) from online forums.

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Hey night owls! Tweeting at night linked to worse mental well-being. (Bristol, U.K.) [View all] usonian Monday OP

I awakened just in time for my 2 a.m. snak. sprinkleeninow Monday #1

Remember. usonian Monday #2

Uh... sprinkleeninow Monday #4

DU is social media. Celerity Monday #7

Here we go. I don't consider DU *social media*. sprinkleeninow Monday #8

DU absolutely is social media, regardless of your stance. Celerity Monday #9

Why is there air? sprinkleeninow Monday #10

Does DU count? czarjak Monday #3

Some people consider message boards social media, while others don't. The ones who wouldn't highplainsdem Monday #6

Elon Musk often tweets through the night. And I'm guessing Trump's Truth Social rants would count. highplainsdem Monday #5

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