Facebook and Its Impact Quiz

When was Facebook created?

• 2004

• 2012

• 2018

• 2021

What is the new corporate name of Facebook as of October 2021?

• Meta Platforms Inc.

• Instagram Inc.

• WhatsApp Inc.

• Oculus Inc.

What percentage of the world's population uses Facebook?

• 20%

• 37%

• 50%

• 65%

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where users interact only with those who share similar viewpoints on Facebook?

• Filter bubble

• Echo chamber

• Confirmation bias

• Selective exposure

• Filter bubble AND Echo chamber

Who is the former Facebook employee who became a whistleblower and testified before the US Congress about the harmful effects of Instagram on adolescent users?

• Donald Trump

• Cambridge Analytica

• Frances Haugen

• Mark Zuckerberg

What did Facebook do in response to the high likelihood of 'confusion and abuse' during the November 3, 2020, US election?

• Allowed all political ads

• Increased political ad spending

• Banned political ads indefinitely

• Limited political ads to certain states

What is the government organization that oversees the country's financial markets to which Frances Haugen submitted complaints about Facebook?

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

• Department of Justice (DOJ)

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

What law protects Facebook and other tech companies from legal liability for harms caused by user-generated content posted on their platforms?

• First Amendment of the US Constitution

• Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (1996)

• Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)