Social media has been in the glare since the election for its perceived harmful qualities, such as the spreading of hate speech and the false information.

But the effect of social media on world affairs is much larger than just misinformation

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/technology/daily-report-the-increasingly-tectonic-force-of-social-media.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share