首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook. com in Feb. 2004, even he could not imagine the forces it would let l
When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook. com in Feb. 2004, even he could not imagine the forces it would let l
admin
2015-03-13
33
问题
When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook. com in Feb. 2004, even he could not imagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is what this website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.
To the children of this connected era, the world is one giant social network. They are not bound— as were previous generations of humans—by what they were taught. They are only limited by their curiosity and ambition. During my childhood, all knowledge was local. You learned everything you knew from your parents, teachers, preachers, and friends.
With the high-quality and timely information at their fingertips, today’s children are rising above the fears and biases of their parents. Adults are also participating in this revolution. India’s normally tame middle class is speaking up against social ills. Silicon Valley executives are being shamed into adding women to their boards. Political leaders are marshalling the energy of millions for elections and political causes. All of this is being done with social media technologies that Facebook and its competitors set free.
As does every advancing technology, social media has created many new problems. It is commonly addictive and creates risks for younger users. Social media is used by extremists in the Middle East and elsewhere to seek and brainwash recruits. And it exposes us and our friends to disagreeable spying. We may leave our lights on in the house when we are on vacation, but through social media we tell criminals exactly where we are, when we plan to return home, and how to blackmail(敲诈)us-
Governments don’t need informers any more. Social media allows government agencies to spy on their own citizens. We record our thoughts, emotions, likes and dislikes on Facebook; we share our political views, social preferences, and plans. We post intimate photographs of ourselves. No spy agency or criminal organization could actively gather the type of data that we voluntarily post for them.
The marketers are also seeing big opportunities. Amazon is trying to predict what we will order. Google is trying to judge our needs and wants based on our social-media profiles. We need to be aware of the risks and keep working to alleviate the dangers.
Regardless of what social media people use, one thing is certain: we are in a period of accelerating change. The next decade will be even more amazing and unpredictable than the last. Just as no one could predict what would happen with social media in the last decade, no one can accurately predict where this technology will take us. I am optimistic, however, that a connected humanity will find a way to uplift itself.
What is the author’s greatest concern with social media technology?
选项
A、Individuals and organizations may use it for evil purposes.
B、Government will find it hard to protect classified information.
C、People may disclose their friends’ information unintentionally.
D、People’s attention will be easily distracted from their work in hand.
答案
A
解析
推理判断题。定位段指出,社交媒体也衍生出了许多新的问题,有人将它用于恐怖活动,有人利用它实施犯罪,政府也利用它监控民众,由此可以推断,作者担心某些机构和个人会将社交媒体用于不良企图,故答案为A)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Egh7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Businessesarestructuredindifferentwaystomeetdifferentneeds.The【B1】______formofbusinessiscalledanindividualpropr
A、Therearetoomanypeopleinthesmallcornershop.B、Theyarealwaysfriendlytocustomersandreadytohelp.C、Theyalwayss
A、Shedoesn’twanttopaythelatefee.B、Shewasgivenincorrectinformation.C、Shecan’taffordtopayhertuition.D、Shedidn
It’snosecretweareacultureconsumedbyimage.Economistshavelongrecognizedwhat’sbeendubbedthe"beautypremium"thei
A、Maryshouldgetridofherpetassoonaspossible.B、Marywillnotbeabletokeepadoginthebuilding.C、Maryisnothappy
A、Hemightattendthewedding.B、Hemaypostponehandinginhispaper.C、Hemaynotprepareforhisexamandessay.D、Heistoo
Somethingveryunusualhappenedabout80,000yearsago,asEarth’slasticeagewasgettingstarted.Sealevelsthathadbeendr
CeaseFireinUkraineA)SeparatistleadersinUkraineagreedMondaytojoinagovernmentdeclaredceasefireasafirststeptow
CeaseFireinUkraineA)SeparatistleadersinUkraineagreedMondaytojoinagovernmentdeclaredceasefireasafirststeptow
随机试题
缮印公文时要对原稿的文字、标点、符号、文面格式等进行检查,发现有不当之处,负责缮印的人员要及时修改。
男性,60岁。左上颌前牙有“蛀牙”求补。曾有过自发痛史,现咬颌不适。口腔检查:左上3牙冠广泛深龋,已穿髓,探诊(一),叩诊(±),松动I°,根尖区牙龈上可见瘘管口。X线片示,根尖透影区边界不清楚,形状也不规则。最佳治疗方法
1岁小儿腹泻,重度脱水伴重度酸中毒此患儿需累计损失的液量及首次补充5%的碳酸氢钠的量分别约是
某沿海园区采用燃气热电厂集中供热,对化学水处理过程中反渗透产生的浓水进行处理,合理的处理措施有()。
关于仲裁过程中证据的提供、收集和应用,下列说法正确的是()。
根据《海关法》规定,进口货物的完税价格,由海关以进出口货物的()为基础审定完税价格。
2015年5月,L县童家镇海鑫村进行村民委员会换届选举工作。在该村村民委员会选举前,候选人村民喻某因担心自己落选,先后到选民张某、赵某等十几人的家中进行贿选累计金额达5000元。另一村民侯某将童家镇有关村民委员会选举的通知从墙上揭下,并成立村民委员会换届选
根据以下资料,回答以下问题据中国汽车工业协会统计,2013年我国全年累计生产汽车2211.68万辆,同比增长14.76%,销售汽车2198.41万辆,同比增长13.87%,产销同比增长率较2012年分别提高了10.2个百分点和9.6个百分点。其中,乘用
protagonist
狭义教育
最新回复
(
0
)