The Digital Divide: Power, Influence, and the Future of Social Media
A Global System Under Siege Social media was created to connect us — to inspire conversation, unity, and global understanding. But what was once meant to bring light now casts long shadows. We face a new kind of crisis: not of technology itself, but of power, influence, and control. When the powerful learn how to bend the digital world to their will, truth becomes currency — and chaos becomes a business model. A tweet can move markets. A post can divide nations. And when those who hold this influence act without loyalty to the people or the country, they play with fire that can burn the foundation of freedom itself. Influence Without Accountability Those who understand how to manipulate algorithms, trends, and media systems hold an invisible kind of power. When that power is abused, it becomes a weapon — one aimed not at enemies abroad, but at citizens at home. People become data points. Emotions become experiments. Truth becomes optional. Foreign or domestic — when money and ambition ...