History of the internet since 2016

By treymilla

  • Tik Tok is Launched

    Tik Tok is currently one of the largest growing social platforms in recent history.

  • Yahoo hack

    Yahoo announces that 500 million accounts were compromised.

  • Facebook political meddling

    Facebook is used by foreign governments to influence US politics.

  • Cambridge Analytica data scandal

    It was first announced to the public that Cambridge Analytica was using personal Facebook data for political purposes.

  • 4 billion internet users

    the internet hit 4 billion users around the world.

  • Twitter ends political advertising

    Twitter no longer excepts payment for ads for political parties.

  • An Egg receives the record for most likes on Instagram

    An egg surpassed the record previously held by Kylee Jenner.

  • 366.8 million domain names registered