Disruption Timeline

  • KNEELING FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM

    KNEELING FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM

    Twitter was the main platform used when Collin Kaepernick kneeled for the national anthem because "the flag doesn't support people of color." This event led to many other athlete's following his lead.
  • ME TOO

    ME TOO

    Twitter and Facebook were the leading platforms in the Me Too movement. This is a movement advocating for survivors of sexual assault and supporting them in opening up about their experiences.
  • MARCH FOR LIFE

    MARCH FOR LIFE

    Twitter was the leading social media platform in bringing awareness to the march for life. Thousands gathered to listen to the speech of Mike Pence in his protest against abortion.
  • COVID 19

    COVID 19

    Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook were the most popular social media platforms used in the COVID 19 pandemic, to either promote or protest using informational updates.
  • BLACK LIVES MATTER

    BLACK LIVES MATTER

    All major social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter were used in the upbringing of the Black Lives Matter movement that brought awareness to the discrimination and racial injustice against people of color.