Social media has changed the way we communicate, and world leaders are no exception.

Last weekend, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo posted the first video blog (vlog) on his social media accounts, informing the public that he was watching the 2017 President Cup soccer tournament at the Maguwoharjo stadium in Sleman, Yogyakarta.

Jokowi is not the only leader using social media to communicate with the public. News agency Antara has looked at five world leaders’ use of social media.

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Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has become the first politician to host a Snapchat Live Story. During his visit to Ontario last month, Trudeau hosted a question and answer session on Snapchat, allowing citizens to ask him various questions. The Prime Minister also uses Instagram to share his activities.

 

A little rain couldn't dampen today's Chinese New Year Parade in Vancouver - thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate. 🇨🇦 Un peu de pluie n'a pas réussi à refroidir le défilé du Nouvel An chinois ici, à Vancouver - merci à tous ceux qui sont venus célébrer.

A photo posted by Justin Trudeau (@justinpjtrudeau) on Jan 29, 2017 at 3:52pm PST

Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has used social media for several activities, such as announcing new policies, disseminating press releases and responding to public complaints. Currently, you can connect to the prime minister through numerous platforms, namely Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

 

From the Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath today.

A photo posted by Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) on Jan 26, 2017 at 9:54am PST

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel often uses Instagram to share her activities with images taken by an official photographer.

 

Kurze Sitzungspause unter Orangenbäumen – Kanzlerin Merkel im Gespräch mit Sloweniens Ministerpräsident Cerar beim EU-Sondergipfel in Malta. --- A short break between two meetings during the EU summit, in the shadow of orange trees – Chancellor Merkel is talking to Slovenian Prime Minister Cerar.

A photo posted by Angela Merkel (@bundeskanzlerin) on Feb 3, 2017 at 11:22am PST

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British royal family

Those who are curious about Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s activities may want to check the royal family’s Instagram account. This platform allows followers to take a closer look at the royal family’s routines, including Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

 

Prince Harry visited Nottingham today, to see the progress made by the Full Effect mentoring programme and the Coach Core apprenticeship scheme since he visited the city in October last year. At Nottingham Academy The Prince joined a Full Effect kickboxing training session and a lyric writing group, and managed to meet plenty of the school's students!

A photo posted by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) on Feb 1, 2017 at 10:34am PST

Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump is known as an avid Twitter user. On his account @realDonaldTrump, he frequently shares his controversial opinions. Since his inauguration, Trump is actively also tweeting through the President of the Unites States @POTUS account. The tweets are managed by the White House director of social media Dan Scavino Jr. His personal tweets usually end with his initials, DJT. (jes/kes)

I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it. Some FAKE NEWS media, in order to marginalize, lies!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2017