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Los Angeles Riots
Riots break out in Los Angeles after Rodney King was severely beat by policeman. This is one of the first police brutality cases against Blacks that was publicly televised. Four of the officers responsible were later acquitted in response to the incident. This brings the question of whether those police officers would've actually been acquitted if the public didn't protest. -
Occupy Wall Street Movement
This was a protest against the social and economic equality, along with the influence of money in politics. They argued that the government is highly influenced by the 1%, wealthy corporations, who own most of the money in the US. The 99% resembled the poor who wanted to end corporate influence in politics, student debt forgiveness, balance distribution of income, better jobs, bank reform, and more. Social media like Facebook and Twitter was used to organize events. -
Anti-Trump Movement
The hashtag #notmypresident flooded social media as Former President Donald Trump was voted as president of the US in 2016. There was opposition against Trumps campaign rhetoric, electoral win, his attack on Mexican immigrants, and his alleged sexual misconduct. This was one of the biggest protests in the US, with rallies, walk-outs, business closing, and social media protests across the states in a single day. -
Black Lives Matter Movement
The death of George Floyd and Breanna Taylor sparked a national movement that brought the awareness of police brutality against the black community through social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. -
Pro-Trump Protest/ Capitol Insurrection
When Former President Donald Trump lost his 2020 re-election, he went to Twitter to rally his supporters at the capitol building in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, the protest was not peaceful and many supporters were arrested with Trump to blame. Not to mention, Trump's Twitter account was banned for his involvement in the insurrection.