Social media: Double-edged sword?

1,222 views · Published 24 May 2016 · 16:47 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: NDTV · 2016 · News & Politics

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As the online world sees vicious and violent trolling, cutting across political and ideological spectrums, we ask on Left, Right and Centre: has social media now become a double-edged sword? An indispensable governance and campaigning tool that parties cannot ignore or a virtual Frankenstein over which there's little or no control?
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