Young women on social media
6 Minute English
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đď¸ 20 February 2025
âąď¸ 7 minutes
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Summary
How do women in different countries experience the online world?
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| 0:00.0 | 6 Minute English from BBC LearningEnglish.com. |
| 0:06.0 | Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. |
| 0:13.0 | And I'm Beth. In this programme, we're discussing the positives and negatives of social media in the lives of young people. |
| 0:21.6 | And this is a really trending topic at the moment |
| 0:24.3 | because of what's happening in Australia, |
| 0:27.1 | where a new law to limit under 16-year-olds access to social media is being debated. |
| 0:33.9 | Neil, tell me one good thing and one bad thing about having social media in your life. |
| 0:39.3 | Well, one good thing is it means I can see what friends are doing who live far away. |
| 0:48.3 | And one bad thing is it's really addictive and a massive waste of time. |
| 0:53.3 | Well, it's interesting to hear a man's perspective, Neil, |
| 0:57.1 | because when it comes to issues like cyberbullying, |
| 1:00.4 | it's often young women who are most affected. |
| 1:03.5 | So soon we'll be hearing from women in different countries |
| 1:06.8 | about their online experiences. |
| 1:09.4 | And remember, you can find all the vocabulary and a worksheet |
| 1:12.9 | on our website, BBClearningEnglish.com. But first, I have a question for you, Beth, in 2024, |
| 1:20.7 | which was the most regularly used social media platform in the world? Was it A, Facebook, |
| 1:30.3 | B, Instagram or C, TikTok? |
| 1:32.8 | Oh, I'm going to say TikTok. |
| 1:36.3 | Well, we'll find out the answer at the end of the program. |
| 1:39.7 | Now, let's start with the positive side of social media. As a politics student at Oklahoma University, 21-year-old Haley Hurst campaigned in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. |
| 1:49.6 | Here, she explains one benefit of social media to BBC World Service program Pick of the World. |
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