![]() The day before Valentine’s Day, February 13, Thysz Estrada shared the photo on Facebook with the caption, “What do they think they’re painting over? #LoveAllKindsOfLove”, pointing to the painting over of the hands of Vince Uy and Nino Gaddi. The celebration quickly turned to criticism when people began to notice a discrepancy between the campaign Bench visualized and the actual billboards. Two days after the billboards went up, a campaign on Facebook started, protesting the painting over of one of the billboards. Sadly, however, not everyone seemed to be a fan of the campaign and its message. In a move lauded as monumental and progressive, Philippine retail giant and lifestyle brand Bench unveiled an ad campaign that showcased different kinds of love on February 11. ![]() According to Twitter’s yearender blog, the hashtag or phrase was tweeted 9 million times in 2015. This year, #BlackLivesMatter became a unifying hashtag for netizens discussing events and individual incidents involving police and blacks, including the #Ferguson unrest, #Baltimore protests and #Charleston shooting. įor a list of what went down online from the time of his arrival to his departure, click here. The “Pope-mania” also extended to messaging apps like LINE, Viber, and FireChat. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Vine, Google+, and Reddit were abuzz with quotes, prayers, commentaries, and questions related to the pontiff. Smart Communications Inc reported that the number of tweets reached its peak at 3,664 tweets per second at 6:30 pm of January 15 when Pope Francis arrived in Manila. The Philippines broke Twitter records during the visit of Pope Francis from January 15 to 19, with more than 3.3 million tweets related to the papal visit. More than 100,000 protesters gathered across France, many of them carrying banners saying “I am Charlie.” On social media, people across the world showed their solidarity with the publication by posting #JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie), which trended worldwide, including versions in Arabic. ![]() The Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo, a magazine that has challenged Islamists, sparked global outrage and impromptu demonstrations of solidarity in cities across the world, including Moscow, Washington, London, and Tokyo. Rappler looks at the biggest 2015 news events that sent netizens into a tweeting frenzy and pushed some hashtags to trend worldwide. We started off with the heartbreaking news on the Charlie Hebdo attack, followed by an inspiring visit to the Philippines from Pope Francis, a clamor for anti-discrimination, a historic close look at a dwarf planet, and closed with yet another heartbreaking terrorist attack. The year was a roller coaster of emotions for Twitter users. The rise of social media and better accessibility to the Internet took news delivery and readership to a whole new level, with social media amplifying individual reactions and feedback. MANILA, Philippines – In 2015, we saw the world unite in hashtags, whether to celebrate a victory, sympathize with victims, or collectively express anger and frustration.
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