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Dear Mr. Ibrahim,

I read about your interview on Radio Ghana in which you called for some level of control to be placed on social media during the November polls for peace to prevail. I must say I am not just disappointed in your statement, but more worried that a security expert, as we have all been made to believe, will rush to such conclusions without any empirical evidence.

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I have decided to devote a bit of my time to outline to you what you may be missing, if social media, per your practice of international relations and security related issues, poses a threat to you.

Social media, like all innovations, has its positives and negatives.

To some people, it is the avenue to spread unfounded rumours and cause fear and panic. Yes, that I will not dispute. However, may I ask a few questions? Is social media blameable for the cases of electoral violence witnessed in Chereponi, Atiwa West, and other constituencies?

Has social media been behind the snatching of ballot boxes in our ele