Questions and Answers
What social media platform was launched on August 1, 2003?
Who created Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg and four other Harvard College students
Facebook allows users to register only if they are 18 years old.
False
As of October 2023, how many monthly active users does Facebook claim to have?
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When was YouTube launched?
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What is TikTok's mainland Chinese counterpart called?
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YouTube offers a subscription service that allows users to watch content without ads.
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Which company owns YouTube?
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TikTok is owned by ______.
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Study Notes
Negative Impacts of Social Media
- Concerns regarding children's exposure to inappropriate content and adult exploitation.
- Social media linked to sleep problems, attention issues, and feelings of exclusion among youth.
- Associated with declining mental health in adolescents.
- Criticism for exacerbating political polarization and undermining democratic processes.
Myspace
- Launched on August 1, 2003, as the first global social networking service.
- Influenced technology, pop culture, and music significantly during its peak.
- Essential in early growth of YouTube and facilitated the success of companies like Zynga and Photobucket.
- Dominated as the largest social networking site from 2005 to 2009, before being overtaken by Facebook in May 2009.
- Experienced steady user decline despite various redesigns post-2009.
- Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and four peers from Harvard; named after university directories.
- Initial membership limited to Harvard, expanded to all North American universities, and opened to users aged 13 and above since 2006.
- Boasts nearly 3 billion monthly active users, ranking as the third-most visited website globally as of October 2023.
- Claims 22.56% of its traffic originates from the United States, and was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s.
- Users can create profiles, share multimedia, communicate via Messenger, and join interest-based groups.
YouTube
- Launched on February 14, 2005, by former PayPal employees, now owned by Google.
- Second-most visited website worldwide, with over 2.7 billion monthly users as of January 2024.
- Users collectively watch over one billion hours of videos daily; over 500 hours of content uploaded every minute.
- Offers revenue generation through advertisements and paid content options, including YouTube Premium for ad-free viewing.
TikTok
- Short-form video platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance; launched with videos ranging from three seconds to 60 minutes.
- Gained immense popularity, ranking as the most visited website of 2021, even surpassing Google.
- Has enabled viral trends in food and music, enhancing cultural impact significantly.
- Scrutinized for data privacy breaches, mental health concerns, and misinformation dissemination, particularly related to sensitive geopolitical issues.
- TikTok Ltd is based in the Cayman Islands, with entities in the U.S., Australia, the U.K., and Singapore; associated closely with ByteDance.
- Concerns from various countries about user data collection practices and regulations to protect children and national security.
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This quiz explores the impacts of social media on children and teenagers, including mental health issues and exposure to inappropriate content. It also discusses the historical context of Myspace as a pioneering social networking service. Test your knowledge about the effects of social media and its implications on society.
