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No Ban No Wall
Protests against Trump's travel ban and border wall occurred in multiple places through the United States. The chant "No Ban No Wall" became a popular hashtag, trending on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.
On Facebook, a page similarly named was created for people to protest together and coordinate online. 22,000 members joined and an expected 10,000 people were expected to show up to an event. -
Keep Families Together
Protests were raised all over the country in record-breaking heat in many locations. The hashtag #familiesbelongtogether is used on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. -
Telegramgate
A Puerto Rico government group chat on Telegram was leaked. It revealed racist, homophobic, and vulgar messages targeting various groups. It also discussed plans on how to use media to target political opponents.
Internet Activism was used to organize and spread news about the event using #Telegramgate -
Police Brutality
A video recording of George Floyd's death was uploaded on Facebook and sparked protests against police brutality toward colored people.
Numerous documents of protests were uploaded to social media and news outlets. TikTok and Twitter were major sites of protest documentation WalkWithUs, and #BlackLivesMatter were used. K-Pop fan accounts hacked right-wing Twitter accounts so that those looking for #WearWhiteWednesday, #AllLivesMatter or #BlueLivesMatter would only find videos of idols dancing. -
Abortion Protests
A leaked draft opinion to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling for abortion ignited protests throughout the country.
Social Media is commonly used to organize protests.
Several judges that ruled in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade had their credit card information stolen and leaked on TikTok.