<p>Why did online social networks start in the first place? What need did they serve? We'll continue to explore this question as we look back to the early 90's and America Online ("AOL") and what it made possible. </p>

Why did online social networks start in the first place? What need did they serve? We'll continue to explore this question as we look back to the early 90's and America Online ("AOL") and what it made possible.

Social Networks Before Smart Phones (Part I)

From hype cycles to fake news, it's hard to find what's real on social media. Yet we spend much of our lives getting our news and interacting with one another on networks that know an enormous amount about us, while we know virtually nothing about them. Breaking the feed pulls back the curtain and explores the origins of today's social media landscape and addresses some of the most pressing issues including privacy, abuse, misinformation, and other harms. Our hosts, Taryn Ward and Steven Jones, walk through these issues and move beyond the headlines.

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Social Networks Before Smart Phones (Part I)

Social Networks Before Smart Phones (Part I)