Lesson 3 Into the Smart Future
Social Media Algorithms: A Double-edged Sword
Social media algorithms play a huge role in our everyday ____.
They make our ____ easier by presenting us with options that we may be interested in.
____ decide which content is shown to us.
They also determine the ____ of the content that appears on our social media feed.
If we are using an app to ____ videos, for example, we may see suggestions for related videos.
These ____ are not random.
They are based on our previous activity—what ____ watched or clicked on in the past.
This information is fed into an algorithm, ____ then decides what we will see.
Social ____ algorithms are all around us, but they are a double-edged sword that can bring both benefits and problems.
____ look at some pros and cons of social media algorithms.
PROS
Algorithms make it easier for us to ____ the information we need.
There is a lot of ____ available on social media.
To ____ what we’re looking for, we must sort through a lot of irrelevant information.
Algorithms do this ____ for us.
If we’re trying to decide on an item to buy, for ____, they remember which brands we looked at or purchased in the past.
They also ____ us stories related to topics we’ve clicked on.
If algorithms did not exist, we would ____ a harder time searching for what we want.
They allow us to spend less time searching and ____ time enjoying what we’re interested in.
Algorithms ____ us stay connected to our loved ones and meet new people.
Have ____ ever noticed that posts from your close friends on social media usually appear at the top?
This doesn’t happen by ____. It is the work of algorithms.
They keep track of the people we interact with the most on ____ media.
This allows us to stay in touch with the people we care ____.
They can also ____ us with new people.
By showing us posts of ____ who have similar ideas and interests, social media algorithms can help us find or even form communities with people who share the same interests.
CONS
Algorithms promote information ____.
Social media algorithms organize content ____ on our previous activities—likes, dislikes, and search history.
If you like an article or a post, algorithms will show you similar ____.
This means they prevent us ____ discovering information that offers a different point of view.
It causes us to have information bias, or a false sense that what we ____ is the norm of society.
As a result, our range of knowledge remains ____ and our opinions don’t change.
This is especially dangerous when it comes to ____ topics.
Algorithms can ____ to social media addiction.
As we all know, social media can be very ____.
It presents us with posts, articles, and ____ that look important or interesting.
Social media algorithms ensure that we have a continuous ____ of content on our screens, which makes it hard for us to look away.
So we ____ up spending hours and hours online.
____ media addiction is a serious issue for some people.
It can have a harmful effect on their studies, work, personal relationships, and ____ mental health.
COMMENTS
I think social ____ algorithms make my life easier.
They help me a lot when I’m looking for songs or movies that ____ my taste.
I’ve discovered some of my favorite directors and ____ artists thanks to algorithms.
It feels like algorithms ____ me better than I know myself!
We can’t ignore the negative aspects of social media ____.
People share fake ____ on social media, not paying attention to whether or not the information is accurate.
Fake news spreads rapidly through algorithms and ____ our society.
It is a bad ____ to depend on social media for all of our information.
We need to seek out different sources as well, such as books, official news websites, and ____.
This will prevent us from having ____ bias by exposing us to fresh and different perspectives.
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