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Edward Snowden Flees
After leaking government documents about global surveillance, Edward Snowden flees to Russia where he is granted asylum. -
Over 50% of American adults bank online
over 50% of American adults bank online, according to Pew Research Center -
Facebook buys Whatsapp
Facebook buys Whatsapp for $19 billion. -
Ellen's selfie breaks a record
During the 2014 Oscar Awards, Ellen DeGeneres takes a selfie with 11 other actors, garnering 3 million retweets, bringing down the Twitter servers temporarily. -
Instagram passes Twitter
The number of Instagram users surpasses Twitter users, 400 million users compared to 316 million. -
Windows 10 released
Microsoft releases Windows 10 operating system. -
40 millions tweets sent in one day
On the day of the 2016 presidential election, Twitter was the largest source of breaking news that day. -
Fortnite becomes a thing
In March 2017 Fortnite Battle Royale was released by Epic Games. By the end of the year it had more than 125 million players. -
Google and Orange team up
Orange and Google have teamed up to build a transatlantic fiber cable from the United States to France, to be constructed starting in 2020. -
Netflix is the largest online video subscription service
In 2018 Netflix had 137 million customers worldwide. It is the largest online video subscription service.
