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user-generated content
UK/ˌjuːzə dʒəˈnəreɪtɪd ˈkɒntɛnt/US/ˌjuːzər dʒəˈnɛr.eɪ.tɪd ˈkɑːntent/U·ser-gen·ER·ated CON·tent
online material such as videos, posts, or photos created and shared by ordinary users rather than professionals
Examples
“Social platforms depend heavily on user-generated content to keep users engaged.”
“Moderating user-generated content at scale is a major challenge.”
“The company encouraged more user-generated content by launching a hashtag campaign.”
Band 8 sentence
“Platforms that prioritise user-generated content must invest in moderation tools to prevent the rapid spread of misinformation.”
Collocations
- share user-generated content
- moderate user-generated content
Word family
Common mistakes
user-generated contents→user-generated content
user create content→user-generated content
Say it for a higher band
5user content→6user created content→7+user-generated content
Synonyms
UGC
Easily confused
original content
“The streamer alternates between original content and user-generated content.”
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