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Jeffrey Epstein Didn't Kill Himself
In August, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein died in federal prison under suspicious circumstances, leading many to believe his death to be intentional. While many hopped onto the trend of joking about this conspiracy, many others took this claim seriously and voiced doubts about their government and secret societies. -
Covid19 lockdowns begin
Due to the Covid-19 virus, most of the world went into lockdown, in some places for over a year. This caused people to flock to the internet in a way that had never ben done before. Some communities, like the Animal Crossing community, exploded into unprecedented proportions. There was a major political debate that took place through social media and the news over the need to wear masks when in public, in order to prevent the spread of the virus. -
George Floyd is killed
George Floyd was killed by police officers in May, 2020, sparking nation-wide protests against police violence and for the black lives matter movement. These protests began and grew quickly because of footage on social media of Floyd's police confrontation. Coordination on social media helped to bring large numbers to this cause. -
Russia Invades Ukraine (Again)
In February, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine (again) beginning a war that has been looked on by the whole world. For the first time ever, a conflict of this size is seeing global activism on social media. Corporations have refused to do business in Russia, because the invading country has almost unanimously been declared a menace to the global community. Eight months later, there is still activism about this conflict from people who are not at all involved in the actual war. -
Hellena Taylor goes public about Bayonetta 3
Hellena Taylor, a voice actress known for playing the titular role for the first two Bayonetta games, broke an NDA and went public about concerns that kept her from returning to the role for Bayonetta 3. Her claims to have only been offered $4,000 for the role in a game expected to make millions outraged many people, and reignited concerns about voice actor pay rights, was quickly found out to be false. Still, many people in the video-game community have become disrupted by this news.