The History of the Internet, Web, and Social Media since 2013

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  • The majority of Americans (56%) own a smartphone

  • The majority of American adults (51%) bank online

  • Social media app Vine is bought by Twitter for 30 million dollars

  • Facebook buys Whatsapp for 13 billion dollars

  • Sponsored Ads on Instagram are introduced to their first non-US market, the United Kingdom

  • Friendster officially shuts down

  • The FTC creates Endorsement Disclosure Laws that require internet endorses to clearly let their audience members know that certain products they are using are from a sponsor

  • Social media platform Vine dies (RIP)

  • Social media app TikTok is launched in China

  • TikTok is introduced to America and becomes one of the country's most popular social media apps

  • HQ Trivia is released, a live trivia game show app that pays out its winners at no cost for the users