V5: facebook and Brexit

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5

01:11

She says she was a little surprised. Why?

Carry on listening. The video will pause in a few minutes and then you can fill in your answers.

01:54

Why was she surprised?

02:22

Listen carefully to the next sentence!

02:28

Fill in 1 and 2:
'... which was one of the (... 1 ...)
in the (... 2...)'

03:06

Why was she surprised?

1. This area's political orientation was basically left-leaning.
2. This area's political orientation was basically right-leaning.
3. There are many refugees in Wales.
4. The Polish woman also voted 'leave'.

04:36

What do you think? Should Facebook disclose this information?

Absolutely!

That depends on the situation.

Never!

05:05

So, the amount of money spent on an election is limited by law in the UK. 

Carry on watching to find out why these laws do not work anymore.

05:33

Why do the laws on money spent during electoral campaigns not work anymore?

1. The amount spent is much more than in the 19th century.
2. People are not that easily influenced by money.
3. Social media do not disclose their advertisers.
4. Voters generally disobey laws.

07:02

And this crime was?

09:18

She is about to explain the role of that company in influencing the Brexit referendum. 

Listen for the answer to how that worked. The question will pop up in a while.

09:48

How did Cambridge Analytica influence the Brexit referendum, among others?
Try to answer using this sentence:
'They ... and with that information they ...'

11:18

In a second, she will use the analogy of the canary in the coalmine. What does she want to illustrate with that analogy?

Listen carefully. In a minute we will discuss that analogy.

11:44

So what is her point? Why is Britain the 'canary in the coalmine', in her opinion?

Anyone?

14:19

She says, 'You set out to connect people and now you are driving us apart'.

What do you think?

I totally agree

She has a point, but I do not agree 100%.

I disagree

15:11

Unexpected ending!

02:35

Again, she is surprised, for several reasons. 

Listen carefully. In a minute you can write down why she was surprised.