Anglais Série A4

• Session 2026 (1er tour)

Épreuve officielle — BAC A4 2026 — Médias

Text : Social media and freedom of expression

Social media today occupy a central place in the dissemination of information. They allow everyone to express themselves freely and to share their ideas with a wide audience. This democratization of speech constitutes an important progress for freedom of expression.

However, these platforms are also the place of worrying excesses. The spread of false information, hate speech and cyberbullying pose major problems. The regulation of this content therefore becomes a necessity, but it raises a delicate question: how to fight abuses without undermining freedom of expression?

The debate remains open. It highlights the complexity of a digital space where individual rights must be reconciled with collective responsibility.

Dominique Cardon, What do algorithms dream of, Seuil, 2015.

1. What role do social media play in the dissemination of information today?
2. How do social media contribute to freedom of expression?
3. Why does the regulation of content raise a delicate question?
4. What does the text suggest about the relationship between individual rights and collective responsibility?

1. Identify the tense used in the sentence: « Social media today occupy a central place... »
2. Find a modal expression in the text and explain its function.
3. Transform the sentence « They allow everyone to express themselves freely » into the passive voice.
4. Identify and explain the function of the relative clause in: « a digital space where individual rights must be reconciled... »

1. Social media today occupy a central place in the dissemination of information.
2. They allow everyone to express themselves freely.
3. This democratization of speech constitutes an important progress.
4. The spread of false information poses major problems.

« Is it possible to regulate social media without limiting freedom of expression? »

Write a well-structured essay of about ten lines discussing this question, using arguments and examples to support your point of view.