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What are the risks of social media to teenage health and what can be done about them? Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. 👇👇👇
❓❓❓ This week’s question: What percentage of 13 to 24-year-olds use Snapchat?
a) 70%?
b) 80%? or,
c) 90%?
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Vocabulary:
✔️adolescent – a person aged 10 to 19: between childhood and adulthood
✔️fed – given content by a social media platform
✔️algorithms – a complex set of rules and calculations that prioritise and personalise online content
✔️revenue – the money a company earns, which could come from sales or advertising
✔️onus – responsibility or duty
✔️a losing battle – a fight you cannot win
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