Social media since 2019

  • 5G services are released to the public

    The first companies to be carriers for 5G networking was AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, among others.
  • Instagram reels is released

    Short videos became very mainstream after TikTok
  • YouTube shorts launches to the U.S.

    YouTube was the last to follow TikTok
  • Facebook is rebranded as Meta

    Said it was to "reflect its focus on building the metaverse" but I'm pretty sure it was really about them not wanting to get sued.
  • ChatGPT is released to the public

  • Twitter becomes X after Elon Musk buys it in 2022

    No one likes this
  • TikTok is on the defense again the U.S.

    The CEO defends his company against U.S. politicians