Facebook its complicated

[Fubsy]

I've never seen a forum referred to as social media before Each to their own I guess.

It's just part of your online presence.

SM is part of web 2.0, whereas forums have been around way longer but have incorporated some features of SM as time has gone on.

The way I'd differentiate? There's no algorithm here to feed stuff into your eyeballs to try and keep you on for longer.

There are threads that turn into echo chambers, but that's about it.

 

[Thekwango]

you can stop the ads

you'll have to explain how to stop the ads on facebook. i tried for years and was never successful in removing them so more than happy to be educated on how to.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

you'll have to explain how to stop the ads on facebook. i tried for years and was never successful in removing them so more than happy to be educated on how to.

Go on FEEDS and you only see your friends and Groups you joined.

 

[200sols]

Pick a sub forum on here or news story and there will be one on Facebook. There really is no difference. However the advantage of Facebook is OCUK doesn't have dedicated Groups of stuff I'm interested in, the closest forums for that is Redditt.

There is a big difference. Algorithms. Forums are early social media, nowhere near as damaging to society as Facebook, twitter etc.