The XXI Century Gold Rush — Social Networks and Big Data

... between citizens and the state, in different ways throughout the world. In the years to come the key issuev for the political establishment in Western countries — and in developing countries in the longer term — will be not the way politicians use social media, but the ability to acquire and manage the big data that will determine the success of their campaign. In order to create revolutionary potential, social networks are unlikely to become an easily-accessible weapon like they were in the Arab East in 2011–2013, as the authorities of these countries learned this lesson fast and started tracking Internet resources. Development of digital technologies,...