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"Wake Up"-Turkey & Ukraine Protests
According to an article from Forbes, Twitter and Facebook acted as the head platforms for the organization, protesting advisory, and transportation of the Turkey & Ukraine protests. During demonstrations, protestors live-streamed real-time coverage of these newsworthy events using a variety of clever slogans and hashtags. -
Black Lives Matter- Justice for Freddie Grey
According to an article from Wired, demonstrators in Baltimore demanded justice for Freddie Grey, a black man that died while in custody of the police. Demonstrators took to the streets with their smartphones capturing and displaying conflicts with opposing forces, using the hashtag Black Lives Matter. -
Politics Politics Politics
Within the year of the presidential election, everyone had something to say on all social media platforms, including the future president of the United States. -
#MeToo
Alyssa Milano took to Twitter to speak out about sexual harassment claims against Harvey Weinstein, and encouraged others to do the same. Since survivors have taken to platforms such as Twitter, there have been over 19 million tweets tweeted regarding the movement. -
The Royal Wedding
The royal wedding between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was broadcasted live around the world with millions of viewers watching the big day and taking to social media to share their thoughts or best wishes. -
The Great Firewall
China has withheld the broadcasting of rallies happening in Hong Kong from its own citizens by placing censorship on its own citizens. According to a Los Angeles Times article, China blocked anything that even provoked the spirit of the rallies, by taking down pictures or videos posted on social media platforms almost immediately.
