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Political effects of social media. Talk about how Donald Trump has used his twitter platform to deliver news and his opinion.

Social Impact of Youtube. Talk about how vlogs and channels have affected the way we use YouTube or spread our opinions.

Social Impact of YouTube
Social impact of YouTube

Discuss how vlogs have changed the way social media is used.

Under effects on users: Logan Paul and the Suicide Forest incident. How multiple, dangerous challenges has affected the safety of its viewers: cinnamon challenge.

How it allows people to stand up for what they support: #MeToo.

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Under personal expression add facts about #MeToo movement and vlogging.

Vlogging allows a great deal of emotional expression. It opens "vloggers" up to a new arena of emotional vulnerability. Emotional confessionals and serious discussions about mental illness are far more difficult to share than a video of a friendly prank. When so-called "YouTubers" are able to share their own emotional journey and experiences online, it opens a door to acceptance for such matters to be freely discussed.

YouTube in general has permitted the growth of trends. Its ever-growing popularity highlights the significant social impact of trends, movements, and challenges. One movement that has come into light recently that has benefited from YouTube's popularity is the #MeToo movement. The #MeToo movement rose out of women who have fallen victim to sexual, domestic, or physical abuse speaking out about what they had suffered so that those who have experienced the same circumstances may feel more comfortable voicing their struggles. Those who have a large sum of subscribers on YouTube a greater opportunity now than ever to help spread awareness on such movements and can advocate in a more open, popular platform. Not only does YouTube grant allowance to societal movements, it aids the spread of trends. Famous YouTubers have cooperated in a number of popular trends and challenges (such as: the cinnamon challenge, the tide pod challenge, etc.), granting fame and widespread acceptance of such challenges.

People have a tendency to lean toward YouTube because of its accessibility and how functional it is. When a platform has a greater ease-of-use, people are more apt to utilizing it for content-sharing. Thus, the growing popularity and relevance of YouTube.