Relive the Timeless Golden Age of Social Media

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Relive the Timeless Golden Age of Social Media
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A nostalgic exploration of decade-old YouTube videos reveals a bygone era of social media, when iPhones allowed direct uploads with default titles like 'IMG_XXXX.' Engineer Ben Wallace and programmer Riley Walz have highlighted these forgotten clips, with Walz creating a website to randomly display them. These videos, often low-res and capturing intimate moments, offer a raw glimpse into early digital life, evoking a sense of innocence and unfiltered reality that contrasts with today's curated online personas.

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