A comparison of Twitter hashtags organized around political causes, social issues, or events | Pew Research Center

July 10, 2018

2. An analysis of #BlackLivesMatter and other Twitter hashtags related to political or social issues

A comparison of Twitter hashtags organized around political causes, social issues, or events

A comparison of Twitter hashtags organized around political causes, social issues, or events

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2. An analysis of #BlackLivesMatter and other Twitter hashtags related to political or social issues
Use of the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag on Twitter periodically spikes in response to major news events
A comparison of Twitter hashtags organized around political causes, social issues, or events
Large shares of tweets mentioning #BlackLivesMatter, #BlueLivesMatter and #AllLivesMatter at key points in time explicitly mention race, law enforcement and/or violent acts