This document discusses the relationship between social media and democracy. It begins by listing several subjective questions about topics like regulating social media, privacy concerns, and how social media impacts factors like gender parity. It then provides definitions and examples of popular social media platforms and some statistics about social media users worldwide. Finally, it discusses how social media can both positively and negatively impact democracy by enabling mass communication to organize movements but also spreading fake news that can polarize populations and undermine elections.

2. Social Media and Democracy

3. Subjective questions
 1. Should Social media be regulated?
 2. Privacy concerns regarding social media.
 3. Cambridge analytica.
 4. Search engines with Artificial Intelligence.
 5. OTT platforms.
 6. Gender parity and disparity.
 7. How far the social media is helping the smooth
running of democracy.
 Section 66A Information technology Act.
 Is the social media really free?

4. Social Media
 Social media is a device of 21st c. where people and
entities (bots) connect, express and forward their
views with anonymity, influence each other with the
help of internet through web portals such as
 LinkedIn - Google
 Twitter - YouTube
 Watsap - koo
 Face book
 Instagram

5. Social media users in India

6. Social media users around the
world.

7. Some facts/reach of Social media

8. Factors affecting Democracy
1. Economic development and modernization.
2. Equality, Equity and inclusive institutions.
3. Culture of the regions.
4. Social capital and Civil society.
5. Elite and non-elite driven democratization.
6. Governance
7. Peace and Security.
8. Contingency and negotiations.
9. Education
10. Promotion and foreign influence on regional
governments.

9. How Social media can effect
Democracy?
 It can usher Democracy and topple Autocratic states and
Monarchies .. Eg. Arab Spring – Tunisia and other monarchies.
 It can storm revolution through billion voices when they express
their opinion willingly and courageously.
 Help in Crisis times with SOS messages.
 It can be used to polarize, effect the core of the Democratic
process which are elections.
 Can disturb the peace of the region through ‘Fake news’
instigating violence and hardships to common people.

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