social network
noun
1
: a network of individuals (such as friends, acquaintances, and coworkers) connected by interpersonal relationships
2
: an online service or site through which people create and maintain interpersonal relationships
… scammers reaching out to victims over … social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn …—
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The loss, in the first of thousands of product-liability lawsuits against Meta, Google and other social networks, is the kind of black eye that often leads to an increase in government regulations.
—Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
Kindness spreads through social networks.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
These cases could be seen as an admission that social networks indeed have an influence on their users and a responsibility for their well-being.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Those cuts hit more than 1,000 jobs and would impact about 10% of that unit, which makes Quest VR headsets, and the Horizon Worlds virtual social network.
—Ashley Capoot,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
Kindness spreads through social networks.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
These cases could be seen as an admission that social networks indeed have an influence on their users and a responsibility for their well-being.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Those cuts hit more than 1,000 jobs and would impact about 10% of that unit, which makes Quest VR headsets, and the Horizon Worlds virtual social network.
—Ashley Capoot,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Social network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20network. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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