Sure, you can ban politicians from engaging in social networks, but that's far smaller proposal than removing the connection between social media and politics.

Sure, you can ban politicians from engaging in social networks, but that's far smaller proposal than removing the connection between social media and politics. Taking twitter away from congressmen won't stop superpatriotsforbaldeagles.ru from distributing political propaganda, or random people being fed extreme media each inside their bubble. The issue is inflammatory content spreading like wildfire, and direct intervention from politicians themselves is just tiny drop in the ocean.