Since the apparition and gradual popularisation of social media at the beginning of the 21st century, the world has embraced a completely new way of communicating. People from all over the world now are able to keep in touch with relatives or friends anywhere on Earth and can even establish new connections with individuals they have never met in person before!
Can you imagine living in a world in which you could only write letters to your friends and loved ones who lived far away and having to wait patiently for days on end to receive a reply from them?
Although social media can at times be very controversial and is an important subject of debate in today’s society, it is also undeniable that social media has revolutionised human interaction and will continue to do so in the future.
Test your knowledge on social media by trying out the following quiz!
- What was the initial purpose Mark Zuckerberg intended for Facebook?
- How many countries restrict Internet traffic amongst their citizens according to the American NGO Freedom House?
- On average, how many times does a young adult check his phone every day?
- How old are people who belong to what sociologists refer to as ‘Generation Y’?
- What percentage of Belgian youth admit to being addicted to social media?
Find out the correct answers by practicing with the following selection of speeches on Speech Repository! 23616 EN, 24248 DE, 27193 TR, 26832 SK, 26257 NL
Happy practice and be mindful of social media use!
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