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March 2020
Covid 19-Pandemic in full force, social media and news outlets flooded with constant updates about the pandemic, death counts, closures, and vaccine progress.
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May 2020 - June 2020
Death of George Floyd caused an outroar of riots and the trend on Social Media where people were posting black squares.
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February 2022
Russia invades Ukraine
Massive wave of social media posts and hashtags in support of Ukraine
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November 2024
This was a huge event that social media had a major influence on with ads, campaigns, videos, etc...
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September 10th, 2025
Social Media influenced and triggered a major mourning for Charlie Kirk, who was shot on UVU campus. Prayers, videos, pictures, petitions all circulated the internet for several days following this tragic event.
Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X