Social media platforms are influential sources which are employed by government, corporate, and academics to study human society. Social media has played an important part in getting us closer to the "real" during a conflict. It can also take us further away by constantly viewing conflicts on a buzz feed list or Instagram post which seems to be unreal. To know more, please read the article by Ellie Mae O’Hagan : http://gulfnews.com/opinion/thinkers/does-social-media-really-bring-us-closer-to-the-reality-of-conflict-1.1303773