Correlation Between the World's Social Media Usage and Political Stability in a Country

The research focuses on how social media affects political stability. The present study explores the role of social media in political scandals of the past years and analyses issues such as the invasion of privacy, sale of personal information, and ways in which social media can raise political awareness and strengthen the authoritarian regimes worldwide. The research has examined the correlation between the world's social media usage and political stability by country. A sample of 46 courtiers selected for analysis involves developed, developing, and technologically less developed countries. The research found a strong negative correlation between the social media usage of Internet users worldwide and the political stability of a particular country (r = -0.714). Moreover, the study shows a strong correlation between the increased Internet usage in each country and ultimately improved political stability (r = -0.719). The study significantly changes the established views on the relationship between the spread of social media and the development of a democratic society, in particular, political stability. The findings can be used for political forecasting, state media policy development, information management, and information security.