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Instagram hits a new high of 200 million active users.
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This hashtag gave Twitter followers updates on Scott Kelly while he was living in space for a year.
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Filters become popular. From dog faces to sunglasses, this became a new creative way to post pictures online
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Social media reaches over 2 billion users.
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Snapchat reaches 100 million active users.
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Vine a video app gets closed down in late 2016
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Video making app starts trending.
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An anonymous messaging app gets shut down. People had been making threats and different accusations on it.
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Fake news gets a crackdown on social media platforms.
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Virtual reality, 360 pictures and more become a popular hype over social media.
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Cambridge Analytica takes peoples data without getting their consent and uses it for political purposes, and Facebook struggles because of this,