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Donald Trump Announces he is running for U.S. President
Donald Trump, as a surprise to many, announces that he is running for President of the United States. Throughout this year Donald Trump quickly becomes notorious for using Twitter to communicate his campaign. Sometimes he comes off aggressive, but he's known as one of the first presidents to take advantage of social media so much for a presidential campaign. -
Social Media Users Rethink their Political Stance
"Some 82% of social media users say they have never modified their views on a particular candidate – and 79% say they have never changed their views on a social or political issue – because of something they saw on social media," (Anderson, 2016).
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Storm Area 51
Area 51 and extraterrestrials has been a big topic for sometime, but in 2019 a Facebook group was created to storm Area 51. The group got thousands of likes and attention, but only 150 actually ended up showing up. -
Black Lives Matter
After the death of George Floyd went viral many protests happened across the country and even the world. The Black Lives Matter movement has been around for sometime, but it became more well-known this year with many more getting involved in protests and gatherings that turned into violent riots. Posts spanned all social media and there was a day when people posted just a black background with #blacklivesmatter. -
Political Race between President Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden
This year has brought some very unique topics and battles during the presidential race. There has been several vital topics that the candidates have been asked about, such as, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, economy, social security, and more. This campaign has had more involvement in political social media ads than ever before. This has led to arguments on how social media is influencing who we vote for.
