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Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds

Hacker News Best / 08 June 2026 / 19h ago

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Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20260520-how-social-media-ceased-to-be-social Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48444228 Points: 619 # Comments: 430

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Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds

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