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Protests in Zimbabwe
Social Media Platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube.
Tactics: Protests against a 150% increase in fuel prices led to the blocking of social media platforms in the country to stop the spread of protests. Social media was used for organizing protests and sharing information, so the government responded by blocking Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and YouTube to stop the spread. -
Lawsuit Against Meta
Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Instagram.
Tactics: A group of 33 states sued Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly harming young people’s mental health by knowingly designing addictive features on its platforms -
New York Legislation on Social Media Feeds
Social Media Platforms: Instagram, YouTube.
Tactics: New York proposed legislation to restrict the way online platforms collect and share children’s personal information and to protect children from “addictive” social media feeds. New legislation was announced to stop "unhealthy" social media habits without parental consent for minors. -
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Google, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, Rumble, and others.
Tactics: Violent images and disinformation were prominent on social media platforms. This caused powerful figures such as senators and the New York attorney general, to post awareness online. Despite the calls for action, the effectiveness of these measures was limited due to the First Amendment's free speech protections. -
Israel-Palestine Conflict
Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and others. Tactics: It was reported that major social media platforms were accused of censoring pro-Palestine content, reducing the reach of such content, or removing it altogether under the facade of "community guidelines violations". It was reported that pro-Palestinian accounts and content were taken down on accounts mostly on Facebook and Instagram.