Social Media Disruption Timeline

  • #MarchForOurLives

    #MarchForOurLives
    March for our lives was a social media movement to prevent gun violence in the U.S. The hashtag was used to raise awareness across all social media platforms for a sutdent-led demonstration on March 24th, 2018
  • #MeToo

    #MeToo
    In 2018, the Me Too campaign went viral. It was used to spread awareness of sexual assault problems by showing that there was strength in numbers. Many women came forward on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others.
  • Murder of George Floyd

    Murder of George Floyd
    The George Floyd protests were largely formed online, to protest the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police. Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook were the primary forms used. They were used to spread information of what had happened, as well as to organize protests.
  • Instagram Blackout Tuesday

    Instagram Blackout Tuesday
    In the summer of 2020, Instagram users participated in a "blackout" to support the black lives matter movement. It involved posting a blank black picture with the #BlackLivesMatter
  • Free the Press

    Free the Press
    Thousands of protestors marched in London in 2021 in the Free the Press movement. They were targeting the suppressing of the media in London. The hashtag was used to create awareness and organize the movement across Twitter and Facebook.