WorksheetsThe Social Dilemma
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Tristan Harris, while working for the Gmail team at Google, realized
his team was making something much bigger than they knew at the time.
he would get into legal trouble if he kept developing programs that tracked consumer's personal data.
that their decisions would impact 2 billion people.
According to Roger McNamee, the biggest companies in Silicon Valley have been in the business of
subscriptions.
selling their users.
software "hacking".
According to Aza Raskin, because advertisers, instead of people who use social media, pay for social media platforms, advertisers are the customers and social media users are
freeloaders.
not making their own decisions.
being influenced by advertisers.
the thing that is being sold.
According to Tristan Harris, "if you are not paying for the product, then
you are the product".
you won't get the product".
the product does not exist".
somebody else will pay for that product."
The business model for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube is to
manipulate consumers into buying things.
watch the gradual change in user behavior.
keep people engaged on the screen.
connect advertisers with copious amount of user data.
According to Aza Raskin, what does Facebook do with the data it collects?
Looks for patterns in consumer behavior.
Build models that predict user's actions.
Sells it to the highest bidder.
According to Tristan Harris, pulling down and refreshing a timeline on your phone is comparable to what addictive activity?
drug use
gambling
drinking alcohol
playing video games
According to Tristan Harris, if something is not a tool it
serves no purpose.
looks for ways to improve itself.
demands things from you, seduces you, and manipulates you.
In the documentary, social media is portrayed as something that isn't and cannot be addicting.
True
False
Social media became available on mobile devices in 2009. Since that year, the suicide rate among girls 15-19 years old has increased by ______ percent?
30
50
70
90
Gen Z is the first generation that started social media use
in elementary school.
in middle school.
in their childhood.
during quarantine.
When performing a Google search and typing "Climate change is" into the search bar, users will see the same auto-complete results no matter where they live.
True
False
According to a MIT study, fake news on Twitter spreads six times faster than true news.
True
False
According to Cathy O'Neil, AI (artificial intelligence) has the capability to know truth.
True
False
Do you feel that social media app creators should have a responsibility to the users of the apps?
Yes
No
Do you feel social media app creators should be held responsible for making teens addicted to their apps?
Yes
No
Do you believe you are in control of your social media usage?
Yes
No
By becoming aware of the information provided in this documentary, do you think you will change your social media usage?
Yes
No
