Today, people across the world can stay constantly updated because of social media. They can easily share their thoughts and opinions with friends, relatives and an even wider audience. Because of this, the use of social media, in a sense, fosters democracy. It gives voice to the voiceless.

On the other hand, some believe that it hurts democracy. The US election was an example of how the power of social media can be exploited to deceive the voters by misinforming them. The fake news problem is particularly worrying. Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, opined that social media is used to divide and manipulate society. By implication, he says, that it pollutes the public mind.

We should not control the use of social media, but we certainly should restrict fake news. I hope social media giants will find concrete ways to discourage this phenomenon.