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New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles

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523 points sva_ | 2 comments | 18 Jun 25 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 1.242s | source
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irrational ◴[19 Jun 25 03:21 UTC] No.44315159[source]▶
I don’t use social media. Is the assumption that everyone does use social media?
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lurk2 ◴[19 Jun 25 03:35 UTC] No.44315216[source]▶
You’ve been posting here for nearly 10 years.
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mahkeiro ◴[19 Jun 25 05:26 UTC] No.44315716[source]▶
But HN is not a social media, you don’t publish and are not linked to anyone (I cannot subscribe to your comment) on this site. Your definition of social media is almost equivalent of the internet.
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lurk2 ◴[19 Jun 25 06:31 UTC] No.44316032[source]▶
I know I’m being pedantic here but take a look at Wikipedia:

> Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and networks.

Forums satisfy all of these requirements. The key factor is not what kind of content users can post but that users can post, and more importantly that they post with the primary intention of interacting with other users. This covers Hacker News and other forums but excludes guest books and contact forms.

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1. navane ◴[19 Jun 25 15:49 UTC] No.44319770[source]▶
Is minecraft a social medium? Are "stick finger here" messages in dark souls social media? They also fall under your "definition".

The key factor is that a third party has an algorithm that decides what you gets on your feed, based on the content. This is used to feed you ads or occasionally steer the election of the most powerful democracy.

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2. lurk2 ◴[19 Jun 25 16:29 UTC] No.44320159[source]▶
Minecraft might qualify per this definition but that really comes down to whether you’re considering the game as a form of “content.” (e.g. FPS games would typically not qualify because they aren’t primarily intended to be a medium of expression even though most of them include a chat option).

> The key factor is that a third party has an algorithm that decides what you gets on your feed, based on the content.

You are describing Hacker News.