message board
noun
1
: a board or sign on which messages or notices are displayed
an electronic message board
2
: a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages or to post or download files and that is accessed by computer over a network (such as the Internet)
Even as bullpen problems loom …, they haven't spawned the typical degree of urgency and panic on Internet message boards and sports radio shows.—
Bill Simmons
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Entrances to Storrow Drive are marked with flashing lights, message boards and low-hanging signs designed to softly hit the top of a tall truck as a warning.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
The alerts are disseminated rapidly through multiple platforms, such as radio, television, highway message boards, cellphones and internet services, ensuring the widest possible reach.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
This might have been just another triumphant startup story, except that, on July 25th, the app suffered a data breach, and users’ selfies, I.D. photos, posts, and direct messages began appearing on the anonymous message board 4chan.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
As first reported by 404 Media, users on the notorious message board 4chan got a hold of users' sensitive data — including government IDs, which had at one point been used as a verification tool by the app — and leaked it elsewhere online.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
The alerts are disseminated rapidly through multiple platforms, such as radio, television, highway message boards, cellphones and internet services, ensuring the widest possible reach.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
This might have been just another triumphant startup story, except that, on July 25th, the app suffered a data breach, and users’ selfies, I.D. photos, posts, and direct messages began appearing on the anonymous message board 4chan.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
As first reported by 404 Media, users on the notorious message board 4chan got a hold of users' sensitive data — including government IDs, which had at one point been used as a verification tool by the app — and leaked it elsewhere online.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Message board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/message%20board. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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