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The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be

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The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

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With Google dropping support for the oldest of social networks, Usenet is now left without another major entry gate.

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I found my first girlfriend over Usenet. de.rec.sf.starwars. You can probably still find my messages in archives.

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