From a tech perspective, we should be considering the part we have played in these events. I’ve come to the conclusion that democracy cannot coexist alongside

From a tech perspective, we should be considering the part we have played in these events. I’ve come to the conclusion that democracy cannot coexist alongside unfettered propaganda divorced from truth. That is what social media represents - Twitter and especially Facebook - machinery for manipulating people without regard to truth. Trump and Brexit have greatly harmed the West and their ability to respond to Russian aggression. Both were made possible by the social media companies. We obviously need governments to step in to heavily regulate or shut down these companies, but their employees should also be asking if they are truly making the world a better place. What we are seeing on our screens right now is the physical consequences of an asymmetric information war, aided by thousands of software developers earning large salaries.