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by colonelspace 17 days ago
Are YouTube and WhatsApp social media?
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kingstnap 16 days ago
You named the two biggest platforms [0], YouTube and WhatsApp are the social media.

This is kinda like asking if Saudi Arabia and Russia are petrostates lol.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_social_pl...

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womble2 15 days ago
They were made into social media, but when they were aquired they were just video hosting and sms replacements with little (no?) social engagement aspect.
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nicce 17 days ago
Yes, few of the prime examples?
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