big five

Refers to the "big five" social media apps: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and YouTube.

Historical perspective: As of September 2018, social media users in the U.K. are urged to give up their online habit on the so-called Big Five apps each year as part of the Scroll Free September campaign, an initiative by the Royal Society for Public Health.

NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon

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