Has social media got to much control/input on world events?

[Beso]

You say no, i say yes!

[Tozzie]

I sometimes think social media is a curse but I also like to know what is going on in the world and through social media we hear about things we wouldn't normally hear about. God knows why I want to know what is going on in the world because it's a horrible world we live in now. A reason for me to like social media is that we find things out before the government has a chance to hide what they don't want us to know. I think in the not too distant future the government will control social media too,

[user104658]

Yes. Neither Brexit nor Trump would have happened without social media. The home of fake news and alternative facts.

[MB.]

No I think Tom from Myspace should run for President

[Babayaro.]

Yes. It ruins quite a lot of things

[DemolitionRed]

We are living in a 'post truth' society and its not just through social media but through the national tabloids as well. I think most of us are able to separate truth from bull**** and for those of us who have a real interest in politics, both here and abroad, social media allows us information that the national papers hide from us. Social media has certainly given me insight into a lot of information I wouldn't otherwise of been privy to. Wikileaks wouldn't of happened without social media and neither would all the info we have had from Snowden.

I know that a lot of social media doesn't reflect reality and that platforms like Twitter is full of bots who put up 'fake news nonsense' but a lot of social media channels give us a better and deeper understanding behind the news our governments constantly feed us.