by Netherrealmer » 31 Oct 2020, 17:10
(This article will have a sequel in 3 days that will tackle the opposite.)
Of all social media, Twitter is one of the most influential. It gets to influence the modern language on how the Youths talk. It managed to make changes to some problematic societal norms that were ignored for a long time. Some tweets make us laugh, cry, or scream in anger. Twitter has a limitation of 280 characters unless you type an essay and upload it as a picture. Today I want to discuss how Twitter positively influenced society.
1. People became more socially aware=
Especially the Youth, Twitter had made the people more vigilant against societal wrongdoings. From corruption to human rights violations. The youth had become more vigilant. When some injustice happens, Twitter is the place where people can protest without going on the streets. Certain hashtag trends had combated racism, bigotry, and other things that are wrong with society.
2. The entertainment industry become more inclusive10 years ago, Hollywood was so racist that they cast white actors to play Asian, Black and Latino roles for the perception people of color don't draw. When Hollywood cast Scarlet Johansson to play the role of Motoko Kusanagi aka Major, A Japanese Superhero, The producers of the film made a meme template that says "I am major" they made the meme template to Market the movie but it backfired because people called them out on their racism.
This movement had caused most movies that whitewash Person of Color roles flop at the box office. Oh, there is also #Oscarsowhite when all Oscar Nominees are white despite hit movies with POCs made it to theaters. After this controversy, Hollywood had been more inclusive of casting.
3. Smaller companies manage to market their products for free. Twitter is one of the most useful social networks when it comes to marketing. You don't need to pay millions of dollars to an advertising company to market your product. All you needed is some geek who is good at making memes. Even larger companies had taken advantage of Twitter as a marketing tool. Many startups also managed to get donations for their Kickstarter crowd fundings.
4. Combating fake news- Fake news had been spread all over Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Twitter has a better fact-checking team so fake news purveyors are easier to report at Twitter.
5.Unsatisfied customers can speak out their complaints. Twitter is the first place on the internet that reported the Samsung galaxy note 7 defects. It saved many people from buying these exploding phones. Consumers can publicly complain about the bad services they are getting now thanks to Twitter. Consumers can express their experience with a certain service or product because of Twitter.
Sonic the Hedgehog's appearance got fixed on the movie thanks to fan outrage.
(This article will have a sequel in 3 days that will tackle the opposite.)
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Of all social media, Twitter is one of the most influential. It gets to influence the modern language on how the Youths talk. It managed to make changes to some problematic societal norms that were ignored for a long time. Some tweets make us laugh, cry, or scream in anger. Twitter has a limitation of 280 characters unless you type an essay and upload it as a picture. Today I want to discuss how Twitter positively influenced society.
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1. People became more socially aware=
[/b] Especially the Youth, Twitter had made the people more vigilant against societal wrongdoings. From corruption to human rights violations. The youth had become more vigilant. When some injustice happens, Twitter is the place where people can protest without going on the streets. Certain hashtag trends had combated racism, bigotry, and other things that are wrong with society.
[b]2. The entertainment industry become more inclusive[/b]
10 years ago, Hollywood was so racist that they cast white actors to play Asian, Black and Latino roles for the perception people of color don't draw. When Hollywood cast Scarlet Johansson to play the role of Motoko Kusanagi aka Major, A Japanese Superhero, The producers of the film made a meme template that says "I am major" they made the meme template to Market the movie but it backfired because people called them out on their racism.
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This movement had caused most movies that whitewash Person of Color roles flop at the box office. Oh, there is also #Oscarsowhite when all Oscar Nominees are white despite hit movies with POCs made it to theaters. After this controversy, Hollywood had been more inclusive of casting.
3. Smaller companies manage to market their products for free. Twitter is one of the most useful social networks when it comes to marketing. You don't need to pay millions of dollars to an advertising company to market your product. All you needed is some geek who is good at making memes. Even larger companies had taken advantage of Twitter as a marketing tool. Many startups also managed to get donations for their Kickstarter crowd fundings.
4. Combating fake news- Fake news had been spread all over Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Twitter has a better fact-checking team so fake news purveyors are easier to report at Twitter.
5.Unsatisfied customers can speak out their complaints. Twitter is the first place on the internet that reported the Samsung galaxy note 7 defects. It saved many people from buying these exploding phones. Consumers can publicly complain about the bad services they are getting now thanks to Twitter. Consumers can express their experience with a certain service or product because of Twitter.
Sonic the Hedgehog's appearance got fixed on the movie thanks to fan outrage.
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