It's all garbage. It's become a sewer system of lies, AI porn, and a political cesspool, not to mention being a treasure trove of your personal information.

"Oh, but how will I connect with distant family members and friends?" The same way you always did before Fuckerberg invented Facebook to grade work women on their "hotness."

Jebus, wake up people!

... social media.

As far as my own personal information, and as far as how I choose to connect with my friends and family, mind your own business.

You can't interact on DU like you can on social media, and our personal information isn't sold as part of their revenue stream.
The difference between DU and Facebook, Reddit, X etc. is like day and night.

.... would ban Facebook, etc, and not ban DU? If you just name names the regulation would be considered arbitrary and capricious. You would have to come up with some sort of definition that would exclude the "bad" social media without excluding the "good" social media.

Social Media: Social media encompasses interactive digital platforms and websites that enable users to create, share, and exchange content—such as text, photos, and videos—within virtual communities. It shifts communication from one-way broadcasts to interactive, user-driven conversations.

Sounds like DU to me.

to block certain posts that it deems objectionable. Members have a say-so on what we see here and who can serve on the jury.
Or at lest, that is my understanding.
Most social media does not have this.
My thanks to all who set up DU in it's beginning. A LOT of thought went into that - and to all who keep it going!

... it is one of the reasons DU is a superior social media site. I'm not certain, but I think Reddit has something that is a bit similar. They have "sub reddits" for specific topics, and those have "moderators" that can keep discussions on topic and within bounds. I guess this is less like the jury and more like the "forum hosts" on DU.

are specious. They are predatory and not about to offer 'beneficial content' or police themselves.

And DU is not social media. It's a chatboard.

Social media encompasses interactive digital platforms and websites that enable users to create, share, and exchange content—such as text, photos, and videos—within virtual communities. It shifts communication from one-way broadcasts to interactive, user-driven conversations.

Sounds like a chat board to me.

1994
What attracted librarians to the Internet? For some cybernauts, usenet, irc, and the other social media of the net are the hooks.
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