Social media has rapidly become increasingly important for many types of political engagement. Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube offer new ways of involving citizens in political life, especially in elections and election campaigns. Personal connection through social media brings politicians and political parties closer to potential voters. It enables politicians to interact more quickly and efficiently with citizens, and vice versa, but without the mediating function of the mass media. Reactions, criticisms, dialogues and arguments are formed online, as well as support and involvement in offline events. Despite the fact that social media is becoming more prevalent and media consumption habits are changing, online political involvement is primarily limited to those who are already active in politics and on the Internet. Other audiences are less interested. In most EU member states, for example, television news, along with print and online newspapers, is the most important source of political information. By influencing the way politicians connect with citizens and each other, social media have transformed the structures and practices of contemporary political communication. Young people began to get more and more involved in local politics with the desire to change their environment for the better. The independent lists studied in this paper are all from small island communities, and the results they achieved in the last local elections are truly commendable. It was they who started communicating through social networks in their towns, which then forced other political parties and political actors to do the same. They brought a new image of politics, the transparency that was missing, and they included their fellow citizens (and voters) in political discussions and decisions.