DISCOURSE #3: Getting Scammed on Habbo Hotel

A Culture Made of Algorithms by Omar Alleyne

Nov 20, 202000:27:37Education

On Wednesday I was inspired by a wave of overflowing nostalgia felt by a Twitter thread talking about the social media that got us into social media. For myself and many others, Habbo Hotel was the platform who deserved...

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