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Read the news item that appeared in a daily and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets
Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 ______(serve) as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 ______(cause) many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 ______(become) a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 ______ (transform) people. They 5 ______(develop) an addiction to it.
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Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 have been serving as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 have caused many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 has become a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 has transformed people. They 5 have developed an addiction to it.
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