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  • Nathan Ingraham / Engadget

    As internet forums die off, finding community can be harder than ever

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    Kris Holt
    Kris Holt
    02.27.2020

    Before social networks took over the internet, message boards were perhaps the most essential way for people to come together online and talk about whatever was on their minds. Our discussion spaces have evolved dramatically, though -- message boards aren't as important as they used to be, thanks to the decade-long onslaught of Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and more. Many formerly prominent destinations are closing up shop, including the message board I called my online home for well over a decade.