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This event, that brought thousands of women together across the country was brought to light because of social media. Social media allowed women all over the world to be made aware of this event and participate in many different cities. -
In 2018, a 19-year-old walked into Parkland High School and shot and killed 17 people. This event was all over the internet and encouraged people from all over the country to work towards a solution to end mass shootings. -
Perhaps the most outrageous, the Area 51 raid, which began as a joke, gained so much traction on social media that more than 2 million people RSVP'd to ambush the U.S. Department of Defense. Facebook was the biggest impact on this distruption. -
With the killing of George Floyd, social media exploded in an uproar. The Black Lives Matter movement was re-popularized as protests popped up all over the country in the summer of 2020 -
It is no secret that the 2020 Presidential Election was unlike any before. Social media allowed millions of Americans to post to see and share opinions, advice, and photos of the candidates, leading to a very heated race. Twitter was a big place for debates among Americans to take place.