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Snapchat Filters
Snapchat changes the world of social media forever by adding fun filters you can put on your face. -
Facebook Live
Facebook Live is created so now you can watch your friend's gender reveal party from the comfort of your living room. -
Fake News
This was the first year of Fake News with false election information being spread rampant around the internet. -
Copycats
Facebook adds stories and face filters to their website as well as to Instagram. -
Longer Tweets
Twitter ups it's 140 character limit to 280. -
Chatbots
AI chatbots are used to help with customer service issues or if you're lonely and just need someone to talk to. -
Algorithm Switch-Up
Mark Zuckerberg announces on his personal Facebook that the algorithm will be switched up on Facebook to allow for more "engagement-bait" posts to be seen first, rather than the order that they are posted in like before. -
Shopping on Instagram
Instagram adds a shopping element to its app that allows you to buy things directly from the post or from the "link in bio". -
TikTok
TikTok enters the scene and becomes the number one downloaded app for the beginning of 2018. Let the TikTok dances begin! -
No More Likes
Instagram put the world into panic by announcing they were going to start hiding "likes" on people's posts. They tried it out with a few celebrities and then decided against it. Shame. -
Rise of the Influencer
With branding becoming more prevalent on social media, influencers have become the number one market for brand advertising. -
The Future is Private
After many run ins with Congress, Mark Zuckerberg announces big changes to the privacy for Facebook and Instagram. Mainly privacy from them, but he made it seem funner than that. -
TikTok Takeover
With the Pandemic taking over the outside world, TikTok rose to over 1 billion users, putting it on the map as the number one app for people to stay inside and dance to viral songs. Because of this, Trump started taking notice of it and started threatening the ban of it. But TikTok is not going anywhere folks! -
Social Justice
Again because of the Pandemic, many people took to social media to push social change, especially with the Black Lives Matter movement. After George Floyd was murdered, social media was flooded with posts on both sides of the movement striking up conversations and passions like had never been seen before. -
2020
Basically 2020 was the year of social media. With everyone having to stay indoors due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, everyone was looking for anything to entertain them. Businesses took to social media to survive, food delivery apps became a phenomenon, and Zoom/Skype became the main form of communication. What a year! -
Trump Banned from Twitter
I'm just going to say exactly what happened: he was banned forever. -
Exciting!!
Exciting updates are being added everyday to our beloved social media apps!! I can't wait to look back on this year and see what else is in store!!
