Is Quora considered to be 'social media'?

tl;dr: Yes, it is. In their paper about Social Media Definition and the Governance Challenge, Jonathan A. Obar from York University and Steven S. Wildman from Michigan State University have listed some commonalities among social media services. read more

Social media is simply a website or application that allows users to network and share content. So yes, I would consider Quora to be social media. I would say it may be considered otherwise because content isn’t distributed the same way as those major platforms - like live streaming video, for example. read more

Social media is based on websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. I would say ‘Yes’ Quora can fall in both categories ‘Social Media’ and ‘Discussion Media’. read more

Of course, typical social media doesn't really fit Quora—it’s nothing like Instagram or Snapchat. So by urban definitions, it's probably up to individual opinions. The official definition does indeed define Quora as social media, though. read more