Re: What IS "Social Media"??

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

  That kind of reasoning has its problems, because that would mean that
'technical' forums on media which clearly *are 'social media', i.e.
Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, etc., would make these 'social media' stop
being 'social media'.

[...]

> How does the Australian legislation deine it?

  Good point! Let's get all the banned youngsters on Usenet! Usenet has
no owner, so no government can ban it, nor block/fine/etc. it! (Just
kidding.)

  But let's keep it simple: Usenet just is social media for oldies like
us, i.e. even more embarrasing for youngsters than ... blech ...
Facebook.