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Massive Moments When Twitter Hashtag Activism Really Worked

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Did you know that the top twitter hashtags can be used for a lot of things. Businesses use them to increase their reach and engagement. Activists use hashtags to convey messages to stop certain bad things in society. Hashtags on Twitter have been used severally to make the world a better place. Here are some instances where hashtags were used on twitter to make the world a better place. Blacklivesmatter This hashtag started from a Facebook post after the shooting of 17-year-old boy Trayvon Martin in 2012. The hashtag has spawned a movement of civil rights activism that has changed the face of the US. The movement is fueled by the grief of unjust killings by a range of racism. The hashtag has been used to bring equal rights among Americans irrespective of their race. The black lives matter movement doesn’t actually mean that only black lives matter but that all lives matter. The hashtag was intended to grab attention and prevent the killing of black people since they were pr