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Russians Interfering in the 2016 Election
The Russians tried to interfere in the 2016 election by creating thousands of social media accounts to promote Donald Trump, trying to drive people away from voting for Hilary Clinton. -
George Floyd's Death/Black Lives Matter
A video of George Floyd being killed was uploaded to Facebook by Darnella Frazier, who recorded the incident. After that, it went viral and protests started. -
"Devious Lick" TikTok Trend
TikTok users started a trend called "devious licks", where students are challenged to either destroy school property or steal from the school. -
Cuba Protests
Videos of protests in Cuba were uploaded to social media platforms to call attention to the economic hardships that they have been experiencing. -
US Capitol Riots
There was a riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 following tweets from President Trump that social media users argued incited violence. President Trump's Twitter account was permanently disabled in the days following.