Social Media

If you are media literate, it means that...

• you know how to read and write

• you know how to evaluate and analyse messages from the media

• you have a social media presence

• you’re well informed on the latest news

What is the main purpose of media?

• To convey information

• To communicate with family and friends

• To advertise or promote a product/service

• To have many followers and become an influencer

How do social media companies make money?

• By selling contents and algorithms for users

• By selling ads and algorithms to advertisers

• By engaging users, selling ads space and user's information

• By charging users for subscribing and using to their apps and algorithms.

By law, you can sue social media companies for defamation

• True

• False

• Both True and False

You can sue a news network for defamation.

• True

• False

• Both True and False

The expressions of thoughts & opinions on social media have to do with ______

• Government

• Right to Privacy

• Freedom of Speech

• Social Equality

Government can stop a company from selling a product when.....

• there's manipulative practices (briberies or monopoly).

• there's discrimination.

• it owes taxes to the government.

• it's a public safety concern

What is the most popular social media platform?

• YouTube

• Instagram

• Snapchat

• Facebook

• Tiktok

Seventeen-year-old Scott posts online, that his math teacher is a racist. Can his teacher successfully sue him for his post?

• Yes, but only if someone forwards it to the teacher and he/she is materially offended

• No, as long as it was a private post to his friends and not the general public

• No, because of Scott's protected rights under the First Amendment

• Yes, if his teachers discovers the statement, can show that it's false and it damages his/her reputation

What was the most popular social media platform in 2008?

• Facebooke

• Skype

• MySpace

• Tumblr

• MSN