When algorithms on Twitter, for example, see increased activity around a certain phrase or hashtag, they will typically assume that piece of content is worthy of extra attention. Before you know it, ...

The social media hashtag amplifies the call for political action to combat mass shootings Following last Friday’s mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas in which 10 people were killed, eight ...

A Twitter trend emerged late Monday in France, prompting outcries of unchecked anti-Semitism just days after French lawmakers passed sweeping online anti-discrimination legislation. The hashtag ...

People are stuck inside thanks to shutdowns to stop the coronavirus — and they’re turning to social media to vent. Probably the most popular coronavirus-related hashtag on the internet right now, this ...

The hashtag has been trending all day in the United States. A highlight of the diverse faces of people from the social media campaign #BlackOutDay. Twitter images clockwise from top left: ...

With just weeks to go until we finally usher in 2021 and leave 2020 in the dust, TikTok is taking a look back at the videos that entertained us and connected us during the past year. During a year ...

Twitter hashtags mocking the president were still trending today after Donald Trump appeared to suggest that criticism on the platform was "illegal." Analytics show hashtags including #TrumpleThinSkin ...

MADRID, Spain — On the same day that Pope Francis approved the beatification of 127 Catholics killed in Spain in hatred of the faith in the 20th century, a hashtag calling for Catholic priests to be ...

The hashtag “TooFarLeft” trended on Twitter on Saturday morning, in part because of comments made Friday by former President Obama. Obama spoke at a fundraising meeting Friday evening and warned ...

The post K-pop Fans Drown Out Hashtags Started by Racist 4Chan Trolls appeared first on Consequence of Sound. There’s fair criticism to be levied at the K-pop megamachine, what with its strict rules ...

What one word would you use to describe your life? Please make it funny or tragic. As far as reductive hashtags go, it’s hard to beat #MyLifeInOneWord. We’re not exactly sure of the provenance of the ...

A hashtag linking a potential government shutdown to President Trump became the top trending topic on Twitter on Friday night. #TrumpShutdown, a hashtag used by Democrats ahead of Friday night’s ...