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#BlackLivesMatter
This movement brought awareness to violence towards black people in the United States. It is one of the most tweeted hashtags in history. -
Vine
Vine was an app that allowed users to create short videos and share them with anyone. Many of those short videos became viral, and some users were able to make a lot of money off of it. -
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
People would record themselves being drenched by ice cold water in order to raise money for ALS Association. -
#AYearInSpace
Astronaut Scott Kelly lived in space, and NASA tweeted about his year-long experience. -
2016 U.S. Presidential Election
The 2016 Presidential Election blew up all over social media. Many sources of media were spreading rumors on Twitter, Facebook, etc. -
#NuggsForCarter
Carter Wilkinson convinced Wendy's to give him a year's worth of free chicken nuggets if his tweet was retweeted 18 million times. Although he did not reach that goal, his tweet went viral and was retweeted hundreds of thousands of times. -
#MeToo
This was a movement to bring an end to sexual abuse and harassment.