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In Usenet’s particular case it was its open, unmoderated nature that killed it - once it became 99% spam, warez and CP most ISPs dropped it.
by mr_toad 8y ago
In Usenet’s particular case it was its open, unmoderated nature that killed it - once it became 99% spam, warez and CP most ISPs dropped it.
- Gravityloss 8y agoThere were moderated groups but IIRC they were updating more slowly because every message was reviewed. Anyway, there was a certain barrier for entry so there were less users and messages. But some really good experts posted there. And some really fun jokers.