What Is Evidence for the Usefulness of Social Media in Relation

question 50

Multiple Choice

What is evidence for the usefulness of social media in relation to democracy?

• A)Text messaging, Twitter, Facebook, and TV media helped catalyze the "Arab Spring."
• B)Myspace played an indispensable role in the Chinese democracy movement that led to Tiananmen Square.
• C)The U.S. Press has been called "the fourth branch of government."
• D)Social media has contributed to the strengthening of government authority through its tendency toward supporting government positions.

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