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Band 6+: What are some potential drawbacks of relying heavily on social media for news and information?

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I think that most people have this idea that they should get information or their news about what's going on around the world using their phones. I think this will affect many of us, as maybe without them, it will be hard for people to get the news and information.

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I think that most of the people have this idea that they should get information or get their news on what’s going on around the world using their phones and I think this will effects so many of us in that maybe without them it will be hard for people to get the news and information

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