How Social Media is Shaping Modern Politics

The advent of social media has come with its own set of advantages and disadvantages especially in politics. It is a fact that the politics of today has enormous and comprehensive change and depicts deep social reorganization in all values and practices of ideology.

People have the opportunity to speak on the tops of their voices and share their ideas without being confined to age-old television or newspaper, let’s say Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. Easier adaptation to such changes, along with other factors, has turned politics into the most appealing and the most jocose activity of modern world, but this also brings a share of problems in its wake.

Direct Communication with Leadership

Citizens nowadays have unfettered access to their leaders. The use of these forums also concerns other usage by the politician, that is the provision of illustrative examples, opinions and even communication within the public. It makes it possible for the leaders to communicate with millions of people in matters of seconds and enables the citizens to feel a connection and not just deafened silence.

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The Power of Social Movements 

The mobilization and dissemination of social movements is heavily dependent on the use of social networking sites. People, even in one location, thanks to the magic of a word called “hashtag” can bring the whole world to focus on an issue. Women, climate and other forms of action have been taken positively effective in such campaigns. Social networking encourages social change by helping individuals develop new networks and enhance existing ones that frequently result in exercising pressure for positive change.

Challenges and Misinformation 

Aside from all of these good features which can be observed in the social media engagement, there are some negative aspects to it. No article is complete with the up-to-date information since it is too possible to find fake news on the same platform. A large portion of the population use only social media and as such news gives them a biased and limited view of issues. As a result, it detaches social engineering from democracy leading to misinformation in the society and even in governance.

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Source: Xtrememediaonline.com