Irish Examiner view: Democracy under threat on social media

These media giants cannot merely shrug off content creators who deliberately use their sites to spread disinformation

Some social media platforms have stopped labelling or removing questionable posts. File picture: Alan Hamilton

Elections can be febrile things influenced by many external factors, no matter where they are taking place. Money, trenchant attitudes, political opportunism, false promises, and fear can all play a huge role in their outcome.

As we know, the process of democracy is a tender and frail thing which can be manipulated in many different ways to suit or stymie those looking to manipulate the running of any government or country.