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Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, during the opening ceremonies of an NFL game, kneeled during the national anthem in protest attempt supporting Black Lives. This lead to very mixed feelings across social media on the matter of Black Lives and the this "Disrespectful" type of protest.
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NoBanNoWall was a social media reaction to President Donald Trump’s travel ban on entry into the United States in 2017. This primarily affected those from Muslim majority countries. The use of the hashtag on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram became a powerful catalyst for an opposition movement that resulted in political mobilization and awareness of the issue at hand.
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The Me Too Movement gained huge recognition in 2017 after allegations of sexual abuse against Harvey Weinstein came out. The hashtag #metoo circulated and went viral. Alyssa Milano posted on Twitter, "If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote 'Me too' as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem,".
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Trump announced via press and twitter an order that bars most transgender people from joining and serving in the military. This received backlash from big tech executives like Mark Zuckerburg and Tim Cook including the hashtag #letthemserve.
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Black Lives Matter movement emerges to fight racial injustice and police brutality after the death of George Floyd. Videos, hashtags and the phrase "I can't breathe" cover all social media and news media.
