{"id":1434,"date":"2026-07-13T10:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muncbiz.com\/socialmedia\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:12:55","slug":"this-is-why-social-media-scares-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/socialmedia\/?p=1434","title":{"rendered":"This Is Why Social Media Scares Governments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lhrr9tRApr8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What if social media became the most powerful weapon?<\/p>\n<p>Ashneer Grover says modern wars aren\u2019t won with bombs alone.<\/p>\n<p>According to him,<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp and Instagram can become powerful weapons.<\/p>\n<p>If WhatsApp stops,<\/p>\n<p>people could come out on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses run on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p>People spend hours on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why, he says, the internet has become a powerful tool in modern conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe@StartupAge for more business insights.<\/p>\n<p>#AshneerGrover #SocialMedia #DigitalInfluence #BusinessInsights #StartupAge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if social media became the most powerful weapon? 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