Social media is not the problem.

Blaming social media for society’s ills is as silly as blaming big refrigerators for childhood obesity.

Today, 5.52 billion people are connected through the Internet. This is a remarkable phenomenon by any measure. A key part of this connectivity are social media platforms. But far from these being seen as a source of optimism, we are beset by a narrative that blames these technologies for numerous ills in society today.

Democracy is now seen as being thre…