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BBS
The first BBS(Bulletin Board System) went up from Chicago. This system pionered social media -
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The Down Period
During this period of time Aol and other IM services rose up as a major chat service online and people whre asked to subscribe and pay monthly for it. They are not directly social media -
SixDegrees.com
The social media site SixDegrees.com was launched. It was the first example of modern social media as we see it today -
Facebook
The social media site ,Facebook, was launched online. Facebook would later become one of the most popular and most used social networks. -
Myspace
The social network Myspace was launched. -
Youtube
The soical media site youtuube was launched. It was the first of its kind by allowing users to upload video as its main meduim of information. -
Twitter
Twitter, the social media site, was launched -
Social Media Bill of Rights
The EFF(Electronic Frontier Foundation) published the Social Media Bill of Rights -
Bill of Rights
Members at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy began to draft the Social Media Bill of Rights -
Instagrams
INstagram was the first solelly real mobile social media site. It form of communication was through pictures it was the first of its kind to us photos. -
Do Not Track Me Online Bill
The Do not Track Me online bill is passed. This bill regulates collection of user data over the internet. -
Facebook
Facebook reaches 1 billion active users. -
Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014
The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 was set to prevent identity theft, protect the people and to notify if any of this does happen
