Impact of the World Wide Web on Social Media

Since the dawn of the digital age, the United States has seen significant techno\logical advances that have reshaped daily life and the economy. Notably, the explosion of the internet in the 1990s and the advent of mobile techno\logy in the 2000s have led to unprecedented levels of communication, commerce, and information access. In this context, which of the following techno\logical developments is most closely associated with the emergence of social media platforms and their impact on the way Americans connect with one another?