Disruption Timeline

  • Black Lives Matter Movement

    Black Lives Matter Movement
    Some of the main social media platforms this disruption was on were Instagram, Twitter, and and TikTok. Due to police bristly and racial injustice, the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter started circulating on social media causing passionate views, exposing videos, and politically divided positions.
  • Covid 19 Controversy

    Covid 19 Controversy
    Some of the main social media apps media apps with the disruption were YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Conspiracy theories, anti vaccine rhetoric, conflicting messages regarding lockdown policies, and false information regarding the pandemic were circulating across social media forums creating a major public disruption.
  • United States Capital Violence

    United States Capital Violence
    The main social media apps used during this disturbance were Facebook, Twitter, and and Instagram. There was major misinformation being spread on these apps, which caused political extremism and violence at the US Capital.
  • Russia- Ukraine War

    Russia- Ukraine War
    The main apps were Twitter and TikTok. Global opinions were being posted all across these platforms, a lot of which being political propaganda or untrue information. The war updates being shared and the opinions being posted caused a huge divide and mass confusion.
  • French Riots

    French Riots
    The main social media apps used were TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter. There were protesters all over Snapchat, live streaming happening on TikTok, and even ample amounts of conversation on Twitter. This led to conversations regarding police brutality in France; and the need for change.