Nick Hinton 2012 Thread
A Twitter thread about whether or not humanity ceased to exist in 2012 was strangely resonant across social media platforms.
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‘Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,’ Explained
In early July 2019, a number of memes and content related to the Facebook event “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” began circulating on the social network, as well as other social …
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‘Indonesian Reporting Commission’ Facebook Purge Controversy
On the evening of May 15 2019, participants in popular Facebook groups and related pages became swamped by notifications that they were changing en masse from “closed” to “secret” after other groups with high membership …
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April Fools’ Day 2019 Roundup
Traditionally, April Fools’ Day is a major “internet holiday” — but in recent years, roundups have largely consisted of a series of commercials designed to go viral on social media. Here is a list of April …
Bots, Trolls Propelled Faux ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Controversy
The “Star Wars” franchise was not immune from the sort of controversy that has seeped into every tiny nook and cranny of the American public discourse, thanks to the ubiquity of social media and those …
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