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I ask again: What is "social media"? This appears focued on apps. Ok. What about web interfaces? Is youtube? Will kids be allowed to use signal? We all talk a

I ask again: What is "social media"? This appears focued on apps. Ok. What about web interfaces? Is youtube? Will kids be allowed to use signal? We all talk about some great thing but we never define that thing. If we are going to move forwards with laws we need specifics. Is this place, HN, considered social media? (As this is a law regulating both online speech and the safety of children, in the UK, bypassing will likely come with draconian penalties.)

vaylian 7mo ago
The term "social media" is meaningless at this point. People call all kinds of online services social media. In practise it typically refers to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. And I have a really hard time seeing what is "social" about YouTube, because of the huge asymmetry between creators and watchers. Even when you have reaction videos between different content creators, there is nothing social going on.