[codegeek]

You are confused between "internet" and "social media". Should we shut down internet ? hell no. Right now, my business would literally die if we shut down the internet because that is the only thing that keeps us going. Do I care about social media ? Not so much. SOme of it is important, some of it is cool and most of it is downright nasty. I particularly wouldn't care too much if the likes of FB/Twitter went down for a short period but again, some people also make money from those platforms and possibly have a livelihood tied to them (marketers ?)

Kill the message, not the messenger. If Social media is easy to mis-spread information, teach people how to use it better.