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> Simply making it illegal

The problem is, what is "it"? Are applications like WhatsApp and iMessage social media? They seem to be significant sources of teenage angst but they are also incredibly useful tools. What about Hacker News? Is it social media?

How do you prove it?



I'm certain social media will be defined as "any media platform where content is both published and consumed by the public".

Which would comfortably cover every method of person to person communication from SMS to the telephone app.




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