Read the passage and answer. Social media promised to bring the world closer, and in many ways it has: families separated by oceans can now see one another daily. Yet the same platforms are engineered to capture attention, and their algorithms reward content that provokes outrage, because outrage keeps users scrolling. The result is a paradox: we are more connected than ever and, at the same time, more divided. Recognising how these systems work is the first step towards using them, rather than being used by them. The word "engineered" in the passage means:

  1. discovered
  2. built by engineers only
  3. deliberately designed
  4. broken
Answer

C) deliberately designed

The platforms are designed on purpose to capture attention. Reading Comprehension · Vocabulary in context

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