https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2010-12-20/political-power-social-media
The intro to this article reports the impact of the use of social media and technology to rally people for a cause. This cause was to oust a national leader. Anyone in politics cannot make a statement without being immediately quoted on social media for everyone to read, and for people to respond. This could be a good thing for some, and detrimental to others. Politics and governmental affairs are more "participatory" than before, because the public now can respond in real time to politician's remarks. The combination of photoshop skills and rapid outreach of social media can misrepresent a situation or person to a lot of people in a very short amount of time. Political leaders can quickly organize a rally within minutes by simply sending out a tweet or post. As we've seen in politics recently, people like Hillary Clinton have gotten into trouble with security issues of social media, especially email. Political leaders can also shelter entire countries based on what they allow via social media sites. Sites like YouTube have been completely banned in some countries.
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