definition of social media (from Merriam Webster):
forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)
lemmy fits this definition perfectly, what are you on about?
Yep and that definition includes every website on the planet. It’s a completely useless definition, spread by newscasters that have no clue what they’re talking about, completely diluting the term and making it so that lawmakers can pass laws restricting ALL of your rights on the internet but making citizens think only a subset are being affected.
For example both Amazon, Alibaba, GM’s blog, and news sites meet that definition.
That definition does nothing to describe social media except help the government restrict your rights.
definition of social media (from Merriam Webster):
lemmy fits this definition perfectly, what are you on about?
They are saying the root of the problem is not social media in itself, but the algorithm based feeds that are designed to get you addicted.
Yep and that definition includes every website on the planet. It’s a completely useless definition, spread by newscasters that have no clue what they’re talking about, completely diluting the term and making it so that lawmakers can pass laws restricting ALL of your rights on the internet but making citizens think only a subset are being affected.
For example both Amazon, Alibaba, GM’s blog, and news sites meet that definition.
That definition does nothing to describe social media except help the government restrict your rights.