Writing prompt:   Around the US 2016 election, Russian entities set up and promoted fake Pages on Facebook to influence public sentiment — essentially using social media as an information weapon  (Links to an external site.) . Statistics on depression, anxiety, and even suicide rates of teenagers show a correlation with the rise of social media. Everywhere we go there is a camera filming our oblivious moves through life; the watchers can be friends, family, government or companies.     What effect does social media have on democracy, social divisiveness, self-esteem, spending/social habits, mental health or freedom? This source was provided by the professor and they required it to be used: https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/facebook-and-information-operations-v1.pdf