“…along with others like #MeToo and #MAGA (Make America Great Again) – has sparked a broader discussion about the effectiveness and viability of using social media for political engagement and social activism….”
After reading this passage I quickly took notice of this quote. This made me connect to something that I already know about which is the power of social media influencers. It’s crazy to think nowadays people will solely base their beliefs on something that some guy/girl on social media posted because they were either paid to do so or to get people on their side on things. This became very prevalent during this election where I think that a lot of people ages 18-25 voted based on how many good/bad tweets they say about the presidential candidate that they were going for. When Twitter put a ban on Donald Trump’s tweets it literally went against our freedom of speech. Now people that didn’t like Donald Trump or were right in the middle could see this and say to themselves. Oh, he must be so bad if they delete his Twitter account. I am sure that social media is the only reason people voted for who they did but I do believe that this year the news and social media played a huge role in the outcome of the 2020 election.