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Section sizes

Section size for Social media (75 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	8,327	8,327
History	51	7,460
Early computing	3,842	3,842
Social media platforms	3,567	3,567
Definition	970	970
Services	1,635	1,635
Mobile social media	1,409	1,409
Elements and function	29	12,308
Virality	1,106	6,791
Bots	4,232	4,232
Patents	1,453	1,453
Platform convergence	5,488	5,488
Usage statistics	2,186	11,658
Usage: before the pandemic	2,849	2,849
Usage: during the pandemic	36	6,623
Usage by minors	3,097	3,097
Reasons for use by adults	3,490	3,490
Use by organizations	26	36,189
Government	1,210	6,247
Law enforcement	3,465	3,465
Reputation management	1,572	1,572
Business	4,230	10,992
Marketing	6,762	6,762
Politics	3,746	7,660
Activism	3,844	3,844
Propaganda	70	70
Recruiting	57	57
Science	2,354	2,354
Academia	3,271	3,271
School admissions	2,450	2,450
Court cases	3,132	3,132
Use by individuals	24	29,049
News source	61	61
Social tool	5,626	5,626
Invidious comparison	7,661	7,661
Health	115	8,110
Adolescents	4,587	4,587
Pandemic	2,364	2,364
Addiction	1,044	1,044
Cyberbullying	49	49
Sleep disturbance	2,595	2,595
Emotional effects	4,923	4,923
Social impacts	704	14,928
Disparity	44	44
Political polarization	7,367	7,367
Stereotyping	2,052	2,052
Communication	4,761	4,761
Regulation by government authorities	44	14,172
Situation by geographical region	76	10,578
Australia	3,887	3,887
Egypt	675	675
Thailand	200	200
United States	1,598	1,598
European Union	4,142	4,142
Discussions and proposals	3,550	3,550
Business models	737	737
Criticism, debate and controversy	3,015	27,791
Trustworthiness and reliability	2,065	2,138
Data harvesting and data mining	73	73
Critique of activism	1,798	1,798
Content ownership	2,425	2,425
Privacy	4,972	4,972
Addiction	612	612
Debate over use by young people	2,345	2,345
Censorship	1,439	1,533
United States	94	94
Decentralization and open standards	1,300	1,300
Deplatforming	96	96
Threat to democracy	4,708	4,708
Extremist groups	2,849	2,849
Deceased users	3,377	3,377
See also	1,332	1,332
References	28	28
Further reading	937	937
External links	471	471
Total	172,778	172,778

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Wiki Education assignment: Technology and Culture

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"Social media forum" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Social media forum has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 December 4 § Social media forum until a consensus is reached. Best, ^user:A smart kitten_meow 06:49, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Wiki Education assignment: Digital Cultures

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Definition and Features

What is the purpose of social media? The article doesn't explicitly ask and answer this question. By focusing on the user's experience, however, the article implies that the purpose of social media is the sharing of user-supplied content. This is not inaccurate. But there's another purpose which the article downplays: social media was created and exists for the purpose of generating profit for social media companies. Shouldn't the article prominently include this as part of its definition of social media? Focusing not just on the user's experience but also on the fundamental purpose of the technology as a way of making money for the social media company could allow readers of the article to better understand the tension inherent in this technology. Thoughts?

D.Holt (talk) 12:48, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@D.Holt I think that you have raised an excellent point. Social media are far more than interactive technologies. Yes, these technologies are used for creating, sharing and aggregating user generated content. Perhaps when social media started off, this was their purpose. But social media has other purposes. Social media is far more than sharing. Its new purposes are for profit or surveillance as suggested by Nick Srnicek in the book Platform Capitalism or Shoshana Zuboff in the book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. At the very least this page should have a link to other relevant wikipedia pages such as the Platform economy Derek J Moore (talk) 10:07, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: College Composition II

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This article are making the short answer "six degree" as the first social media platform which is not true.:

Please read: History of KOM (su.se) which came 1976. Definitely a social media platform!

SigridEldh (talk) 23:25, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Social Media

Here's what I am proposing to do for the social media is a great way to learn about your community and the world around you section:

Such as their mental health. Based on a previous study, regarding the ages 12-15, social media can have negative consequences. This includes but isn’t limited to encountering depression and anxiety. Especially to those who consume more than three hours of it.

Source: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/social-media-teen-mental-health-a-parents-guide#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20research%20study,including%20depression%20and%20anxiety%20symptoms.

Here's what I am proposing to do for the social media has offered a new platform for peer pressure with both positive and negative communication section:

Despite this, social media can impact kids and young adults from having a proper in person conversation as they are more inclined to feel intimidated due to the lack of facial expressions and body language one can get from having a face-to-face conversation.

Source:https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/

Here's what I am proposing to do for the criticisms of social media range from criticisms of the ease of use of specific platforms and their capabilities, disparity of information available, issues with trustworthiness and reliability of information presented,[261] the impact of social media use on an individual's concentration,[262] ownership of media content, and the meaning of interactions created by social media section:

Given this, outcomes from a previous study, note how social media’s exposure to tobacco and alcohol can influence adolescents into using them.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9405149/ Pediauser102 (talk) 17:37, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Pediauser102 (talk) 16:20, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Add the fact that AI boom fueled the growth and improvement of social media communities, due to its simplicity and accessibility to use. 205.155.225.253 (talk) 15:29, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DMacks (talk) 15:35, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Add in middle after "through the use of weblogs, list servers, and email services." Moreover, it revolutionized information dissemination, democratizing access to knowledge and fostering global connectivity. Ambuj0070 (talk) 09:30, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Charliehdb (talk) 10:43, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]