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user-generated content

UK/ˌjuːzə dʒəˈnəreɪtɪd ˈkɒntɛnt/US/ˌjuːzər dʒəˈnɛr.eɪ.tɪd ˈkɑːntent/U·ser-gen·ER·ated CON·tent

Band 7+task1task2speaking

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

user noungenerate verbgenerated adjectivecontent noun (uncountable)

Common mistakes

user-generated contentsuser-generated content

user create contentuser-generated content

Say it for a higher band

5user content6user created content7+user-generated content

Synonyms

UGC

Easily confused

original content

The streamer alternates between original content and user-generated content.

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