communication, Internet

Question 1

deepfake (n)

Answer 1

a video of a person in which their appearance has been digitally altered so that they look like somebody else
Ex: Social media companies need to do more to combat deepfake.

Question 2

doom-scrolling (n)

Answer 2

the action of constantly scrolling through and reading depressing news on a news site or on social media, esp on a phone
Ex: With her endless doom-scrolling, it’s hardly surprising she’s so depressed.

Question 3

sock puppetry (n)

Answer 3

the act of creating and using a false online identity, usually in order to promote your own opinions
Ex: Sock puppetry can be used to artificially boost the support for a particular position or belief.

Question 4

hotspot

Answer 4

(1) a place where fighting is common, especially for political reasons => world hotspot
(2) a place with a particular kind of danger or problem => pollution hotspot

Question 5

kiosk (n)

Answer 5

a small structure in a public area used for providing information, showing advertisements or providing a service, typically via a computer screen
=> a digital information kiosk

Question 6

mouthpiece (of/for sb)

Answer 6

(often disapproving) a person, newspaper, etc. that speaks to represent another person or group of people
Ex: The media is controlled by the state and acts as a mouthpiece for the ruling party.

Question 7

hackathon

Answer 7

an event at which a lot of people come together to write or improve computer programs
Ex: Facebook marked its sixth birthday by holding an all-night hackathon to develop new software.

Question 8

abandonware

Answer 8

software that is no longer produced or supported by the company that originally made it

Question 9

keyboard warrior

Answer 9

sb who posts angry messages or like to get into arguments on the internet