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Banning Social Media

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Our world revolves heavily around social media. It connects us to the people around us, and to other people across the world. While it may have changed the game in terms of communication, it has also brought in many problems. An example of these problems is a situation in Indonesia, where the government was forced to restrict usage of social media apps like: Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The reason for this was because of the spread of hoaxes, and misleading information through social media. This lead to riots which then lead to the death of six people, and left over 200 people injured. The restrictions set only limited the pictures and videos they could post. There would be a delay for each post to confirm that they are not spreading any misleading information that could entice the riots. The tensions are high, and they are making sure that nobody else gets hurt. They did not fully restrict the social media applications because citizens still need to communicate with their love...