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social networks

  • plural
    of social network.
    social network
    noun
    a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts.

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The European Union’s top official detailed a plan for a new law curbing access to social networks for children under 13.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Now Meta Platforms, the parent company of the world’s most popular social networks, faces another big moment of reckoning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

In other areas, OpenAI seems to be loosely following the teen account model developed by the large social networks.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

He became the person who could call celebrities, assemble casts of stars, and create these huge social networks.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

No, they weren’t “primitive”—their social networks were highly advanced.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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