Forbes: How Instagram Democracy Is Leaving Accessibility And Inclusiveness Behind. “Governments and their elected officials have long sought to reach past intermediators like the news media to communicate directly with their constituents. From the party paper to Roosevelt’s fireside chats to today’s social media, politicians in the United States have evolved to make use of the latest technology of the day to speak directly to the nation’s citizenry on their own terms. As the first generation of political leaders made use of social media, their messages were largely textual in form, ensuring they were as accessible to those of all physical abilities as traditional government communications. However, as a new generation of lawmakers are ushering in the ‘Instagram era’ of diplomacy, democracy and statecraft, we are creating a government that is less and less inclusive.”