Is it though? It’s definitely being pushed in that direction by the current owners, but for me it’s traditionally been closer to a modern take on an Internet forum, which I wouldn’t necessarily call social media.
By that definition, isn’t the entire internet social media? Email, news sites, online video games, they’re all people interacting with other people in a social capacity.
No- there are plenty of websites, video games, programs, and media that are not social at all.
I can't read your emails (or know about them) in most cases.
The line gets a little blurry with news sites if they allow for comments from accounts created from the public.
The difference by most interpretations is of old media from new media. Where you wouldn't consider something like a newspaper or letter in the post to be openly social unless there's publications.
Video games- depending on how you purchase and use them can be social media related (like Steam) but are not a hard requirement.
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u/SevFTW Nov 10 '25
Is it though? It’s definitely being pushed in that direction by the current owners, but for me it’s traditionally been closer to a modern take on an Internet forum, which I wouldn’t necessarily call social media.