While others believe Media and information technologies are tools for better socio-political engagement among citizens, it is arguable that it does not help the political process by improving people’s understanding of political parties, or the issues, but rather leads to a trivialization of the political issues, meaning they make government related issues seem less important or serious than it actually is. Inflammatory comments made on social media could stir up hostility and lead to aggravated debates, thereby detracting from serious political debate. Or that the use of slang can lead to confusion and ambiguity, potentially contributing to a lack of meaningful discussion. Not all media and information technologies are tools for communicating and expressing opinions for political issues because media providers such as print and broadcast media are only technologies you can get information from, but you cannot give reactions, feedbacks, commentaries to other citizens nationwide...
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