Social Media, from the dawn of its creation, has always been used as a source of activism and campaigning. Online platforms ignite far larger amounts of attentions and can attract global participation. Examples of social media being used in this light is the recent and current “black live matter” movement and the Me-Too movement. Along with campaigning, ‘Memes’ are guaranteed and have been weaponised to incite further attention. Technology review studied the weaponisation of memes. Through an example, the author identified how any photo posted online can be doctored to be whatever the creator desires, essentially becoming a meme. In these social media movement, memes are spread across social media platforms to further spread messages and often can be encrypted or even false. The only doubt in social media is the blurred line of what is real and can be trusted and what is fake.

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/10/24/132228/political-war-memes-disinformation/