online platforms
Internet-based service sites
Online platforms are digital services that connect users through the internet—social media sites, marketplaces, streaming services, and forums where people interact, transact, or share content.
The term often appears in policy discussions about regulation: Online platforms must remove illegal content within 24 hours.
A single platform like Amazon or Facebook may combine multiple functions: commerce, communication, and media distribution.
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- chat roomsOnline group discussion venues
- virtual communitiesGroups connected through internet
- content creatorsPeople making online media
influencer marketing · payment gateways · streaming · virtual classrooms · moderation · video conferencing · language learning tools · mobile apps · subscription services · certification programs · educational games · podcasts · terms of service · terms and conditions · servers · monetization · tech giants · app store
- chess learningchess clubs, chess puzzles, chess tactics, chess strategy, chess analysis
- sex workstripping, pornography, massage parlors, red light districts, pimping
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- teaching mediaeducational films, instructional videos, teaching aids, learning aids, teaching tools
- textbookstextbook, textbooks, schoolbooks, math textbook, science textbook
online platformsbrick-and-mortar stores
Shops with street addresses
retail shops · storefronts · shopping malls · department stores · town squares
online platformsface-to-face interaction
Communication with physical presence
town hall meetings · live events · word of mouth · telephone calls
online platformscommunity centers
Public gathering facilities
local markets · farmers markets · village squares · town centers · grassroots organizations