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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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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.

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