Photo: Getty ImagesThe wrath of social media might put off people from standing for council, local government leaders say. "At election time, certainly very negative social media activities take place and it can be really quite harsh. "Everybody in local government and particularly at mayoral level is aware that social media has become increasingly unhealthy.'' He said Facebook, Instagram, Twitter had given rise to a what he described as "toxic people on social media''. "Having that understanding makes it easier to cope with online criticism.''

Source: Otago Daily Times July 22, 2019 20:30 UTC