Re: What IS "Social Media"??

On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 19:21:52 +1100, Daniel70
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Cross-posted to Linux and Win-11 NGs
>
>As may here would be aware, last December, the Australian Government 
>brought in Legislation to limit the access to "Social Media" for those 
>under 16 years of age.
>
>Whilst I doubt there were many under-16's using UseNet, I have heard 
>some suggest that it is a "Social Media".
>
>Facebook ... Sure!
>X ... Sure!
>Instagram .... Sure!
>Youtube .... Some would suggest it is "Social Media", too.
>
>... and there are probably others I can't think of or have Never heard of.
>
>But is UseNet "Social Media"??

Usenet can be a social medium, and is sometimes used as such, if one
defines a socuial mediun as one through which people have social
intoercourse with one another. But the nechnical newsgroups are
certainly not social media, and some of the other ngs, though they may
have some social chitchat are not primarily social media. 

I had a mailing list, called "offtopic" which probably could fit
within the definition of a social medium -- it's for people to chat
about stuff that is offtopic in more specialised forums. 

How does the Australian legislation deine it?


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