SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media facilitates the sharing of ideas and information through virtual networks. From Facebook and Instagram to Twitter and YouTube, social media covers a broad universe of apps and platforms that allow users to share content, interact online, and build communities. More than 4.7 billion people use social media, equal to roughly 60% of the world’s population. Today, social media messaging apps and platforms are the most commonly used sites worldwide. In early 2023, 94.8% of users accessed chat and messaging apps and websites, followed closely by social platforms, at 94.6% of users. Search engine sites were next, with 81.8% of users accessing them. Social media originated as a way to interact with friends and family but soon expanded to serve many purposes. In 2004, MySpace was the first network to reach one million monthly active users. Social media participation exploded in the years that followed with the entry of Facebook and Twitter. Businesses gravitated toward ...