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Passage: The phenomenal rise of social media (SM) platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and others is proving to be a double-edged sword in the functioning of democracies. On the one hand, it has democratized access to information. On the other hand, it has concentrated power over that information with a handful of private companies, their billionaire owners, and certain ideologically committed activist groups. Statements: (A) Social media allow the democratisation of information and broader communication. (B) Social media bypass traditional curators of information like Journalists and PIB. (C) Social media reduce the cost of creating and disseminating information. Question: Which of the above statements weakens the argument that social media is desirable?

Passage: The phenomenal rise of social media (SM) platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and others is proving to be a double-edged sword in the functioning of democracies. On the one hand, it has democratized access to information. On the other hand, it has concentrated power over that information with a handful of private companies, their billionaire owners, and certain ideologically committed activist groups. Statements: (A) Social media allow the democratisation of information and broader communication. (B) Social media bypass traditional curators of information like Journalists and PIB. (C) Social media reduce the cost of creating and disseminating information. Question: Which of the above statements weakens the argument that social media is desirable? Correct Answer Only (B)

The passage is about how the rise of social media (SM) platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and others is proving to be a double-edged sword in the functioning of democracies. Let us evaluate each of the statements in this context.

Statement (A) is an argument in favour of social media since it allows easy and unprejudiced access to information to everyone. It also allows more broad and interactive communication, all of which are desirable.

Statement (B) is an argument against social media since it is not desirable always to bypass curators of information like journalists and PIB who fact-check the information. It is important to ensure the authenticity of facts before any information is disseminated.

Statement (C) is an argument in favour of social media since it allows easy and cheaper dissemination of information. Printing costs and other costs involved in traditional brick and mortar business is not applicable to social media and hence, it is cheaper. It is desirable to make access to information cheaper, so this argument is in favour of social media.

Hence, only (B) follows.

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