Week 9 - 'Politics has gone wrong. Is digital technology to blame?'

'Politics has gone wrong. Is digital technology to blame?' 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/31/politics-digital-technology-brexit-donald-trump

• Digital technologies makes it easier to do a lot of things, it has shaped us to make life easier 
• Politicians still have weapons at their disposal that Google and Facebook can't match 
• The power of the Bitcoin could change the power of the state 
• Digital technologies are changing human behaviour 

Digital technology is important with shaping the community, it has influenced people in various ways as we rely on the internet for a lot of things and nearly everything, from information to buying things. I think the effects of the media create problematic situations for people, however it also brings people together that share similar views and values. These groups that hold similar ideologies are therefore able to come together and find an attachment - the influential middle men, such as celebrities are able to influence users and therefore would cause followers to easily follow the same principles as their 'role models.' Although politicians hold power through what they are able to achieve through the government, the media is able to counteract that and create huge controversy through journalism and more importantly, social media.