Twitter shows how it shaped debate in 2015 with tweet round-up
As the world’s quickfire social network, Twitter is often the first point of call for many news stories and it has summarised its impact with a round-up of the year’s most iconic tweets.
With 2015 also serving as a year of change for the site with Jack Dorsey taking up the mantle of chief executive, pushing through a number changes to the product including heart likes, polls and its Moments video ad package.
It has shared the hashtags which shaped discourse throughout the year, showing how vital the service was.
Face à l'effroi, il y a une Nation qui sait se défendre, sait mobiliser ses forces et, une fois encore, saura vaincre les terroristes.
— François Hollande (@fhollande) November 13, 2015
#BlackLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter isn't solely about affirming the lives of victims of police brutality. It's about affirming the value of all Black life.
— zellie (@zellieimani) January 25, 2015
#MarriageEquality
Came #hometovote all the way from London and found my mum had made some subtle changes to my room for me #VoteYes pic.twitter.com/BOdxqXhJoN
— Kevin Beirne (@KevBeirne) May 21, 2015
#RefugeesWelcome
Today bureaucracy isn’t the order of the day in #Munich.Instead it's a warm #RefugeesWelcome. http://t.co/Tg5SRQMW7a pic.twitter.com/2JcV84ENxQ
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) September 5, 2015
Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
— President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015
The magic of the #FIFAWWC Opening Match http://t.co/tQZuouH422 pic.twitter.com/65AKc2USkN
— FIFA Women'sWorldCup (@FIFAWWC) June 4, 2015
#PlutoFlyby
Our 3-billion-mile journey to Pluto reaches historic #PlutoFly! Details & the high-res image: http://t.co/qX7KpXIUUQ pic.twitter.com/LDjXLtPdly
— NASA (@NASA) July 14, 2015
I don't understand this odd dress debate and I feel like it's a trick somehow. I'm confused and scared. PS it's OBVIOUSLY BLUE AND BLACK
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 27, 2015
4 hrs and 3 mins! @Caitlyn_Jenner just set a new record for fastest time to reach 1 million followers on @Twitter http://t.co/mB8u4dEU5e
— GuinnessWorldRecords (@GWR) June 1, 2015
Social media users are also encouraged to share their top moments of 2015 using the #YearOnTwitter hashtag.