Disruption Timeline

  • #BlackLivesMatter

    A very bright light shies on the relating racism that takes place in this country and a call to action is made on police brutality
  • Gay Rights

    The federal government allows for gay marriage nationwide
  • Trump wins 2016 Presidential Election

    Trump wins the 2016 election, which seemed to shut down the internet and shift the focus of everyone in the world. People mourned publicly and aired their grievances for all of social media to see.
  • Refugee Crisis

    The refugee crisis in the United States reaches a breaking point as families are separated from one another
  • #MeToo

    With the takedown of Harvey Weinstein, the # #MeToo took down the internet, displaying just how widespread the effect of sexual assault is and how many social media users fall victim to it, and taking down several other predators in the process.
  • Climate Change

    Climate change and protecting the environment seemed to make their debut in 2019, with climate change rallies happening around the world for the first time ever.
  • COVID-19

    It seems very obvious that the most recent disruption we have seen to social media platforms is currently surrounding us with the outbreak of coronavirus. It is all we feel like we are currently seeing on the internet.