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Social media can give early warning of displacement — Level A1 — man sitting on brown surface inside tent

Social media can give early warning of displacementCEFR A1

28 Nov 2025

Adapted from Josh Stowe - Notre Dame, Futurity CC BY 4.0

Photo by mostafa meraji, Unsplash

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  • Researchers say social media posts can give early warnings
  • This can help humanitarian agencies respond more quickly
  • The study appears in EPJ Data Science journal
  • Forced displacement has grown sharply in recent years
  • In 2024 one in 67 people fled homes
  • Researchers examined nearly two million social media posts
  • They analysed posts in three languages on X
  • Cases were Ukraine, Sudan, and Venezuela
  • Sentiment labels predicted movement timing and volume

Difficult words

  • crisisA difficult or dangerous situation.
    crises
  • homesPlaces where people live.
  • expertsPeople who know a lot about something.
  • dataInformation used for understanding.

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Discussion questions

  • How do you think social media can help people?
  • Have you ever heard about someone using social media in a crisis?
  • Why is it important to help people in need?

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