Now, the bad news: social media is just one part of the current threat to Western democracy. But since then, public concern has exploded over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Regulating social media is something governments around the world are considering, following Facebook's latest data breach. For now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting the onus of protective privacy in the hands of social media companies. But regardless, he said, people need to avoid thinking about this crisis moment for democracy as simply a byproduct of social media.

Source: CBC News April 07, 2018 08:00 UTC