the social
noun
British, somewhat informal
: money provided by a government program to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
He's living on the social now.
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One of the social media measures, House Bill 1287, would require social media companies like Meta and X to implement age-verification systems and parental controls for underage users.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
Share your videos on the social platforms where your global audience spends their time.
—Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Just this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a trial over a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit in which the US Federal Trade Commission accused the social media giant of buying would-be competitors to stifle competition.
—Brian Fung, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
The case could force Meta to spin off Instagram and/or WhatsApp — and could upend the social media landscape in the process.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
Share your videos on the social platforms where your global audience spends their time.
—Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Just this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a trial over a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit in which the US Federal Trade Commission accused the social media giant of buying would-be competitors to stifle competition.
—Brian Fung, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
The case could force Meta to spin off Instagram and/or WhatsApp — and could upend the social media landscape in the process.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the social
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“The social.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20social. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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