Social media can bring about revolution as seen in the last few years with the uprising and usurp of the Egyptian government. Totalitarian regimes recognize the strength of social media hence the information strain in places like China, North Korea, and the former Soviet Union. For North Americans, especially among the United States adolescent and young professionals, the internet has become the primary means of communication including obtaining information about the external world. The present research examines the internet, specifically social media and examines how it functions as a place for terror or a platform for peace.