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		nytesky on Nov 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta Is Preparing to Notify Employees of Large-Sca... Were 90s newsgroups and BBS social media?

dymk on Nov 7, 2022 [–]

Yes

chris_wot on Nov 7, 2022 | [–]

No, they were before social media was a thing. Social media has an implicit social network behind it and profiles where you can post information, not necessarily in a forum.

HN has none of these features. Neither do BBS message boards.

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