At this point, I truly believe (despite this can sound utterly obvious) that social networks are not just products for "entertaining" the masses (In reality is

At this point, I truly believe (despite this can sound utterly obvious) that social networks are not just products for "entertaining" the masses (In reality is just a honey pot for gathering your data, make a consumer profile out of your interactions and sell stuff to you later roughly speaking). I mean, it might be the case that initially were conceived strictly for this purpose, but the side effect is that it also provides with a huge vector for spreading propaganda and manipulation, not only by local actors, but also for foreign countries. Basically is a direct communication channel with the vast majority of citizens from a region. So, maybe with the right amount of persuasion ,good strategy and time, external governments can be destabilized.