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