Social media

Rise of Internet and Social Media Since 2014

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  • Filters!

    Filters!
    With the rise of social media, filters became popular. This created a fun new and popular way to use selfies.

  • The Net Neutrality Debate

    The Net Neutrality Debate
    Obama supports net neutrality and asks the FCC to classify internet as a utility. Labeling the internet as a utility meant that internet service providers would not be able to restrict internet traffic based on source, destination or type.

  • Vine Closes

    Vine Closes
    Vine is one of the most memorable Social Media apps that showed the popularity that videos could have on the web. Unfortunately, it couldn't keep up with competitors and its success was short-lived.

  • Tik Tok

    Tik Tok
    After the fall of Vine, Tik Tok took the throne of video social media. It took what made Vine popular, and developed from there.

  • FCC pulls the plug on net neutrality

    FCC pulls the plug on net neutrality
    The FCC voted to repeal net neutrality rules it put in place in 2015.

  • Hope for Net Neutrality continues

    Hope for Net Neutrality continues
    https://thehill.com/policy/technology/458820-advocacy-groups-ask-2020-democrats-to-pledge-to-restore-net-neutrality Advocates fight for 2020 democrats to restore Obama's net neutrality that was repealed.