Activist and New York Daily News reporter Shaun King's decision to put CNN on blast resulted in King being locked out of his Twitter account.

The hashtag #BoycottStarWarsVII began to trend on Twitter shortly after the trailer was released. Snagging J.J. Abrams as director, The Force Awakens boasts actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyega as the main leads.

Thousands of women (and men) are banding together to share their stories and fight to find a cure for breast cancer. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, social media activists have sought to maintain a culture of awareness for the better -- and sometimes the worse.

The current Republican front-runner didn't spare any of the candidates during his live tweets on Hillary Clinton's credibility, Bernie Sanders' views on gun laws, and more. He also found ways to brand himself by retweeting supporters who literally watched his tweets instead of the actual debate on CNN.

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Gil Scott Heron said in a 1970 poem, “the revolution will not be televised,” explaining in an interview years later that he meant change can’t…

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We’ve all watched the humiliating videos of parents “teaching their kids” a lesson by giving them “old man” haircuts. And while they’ve garnered tons of attention…

After 6 years, President Barack Obama got his own Twitter account on Monday! His Twitter name is POTUS and it’s a verified account. In only 6 hours, President Obama’s @POTUS account drew more than a million followers. And I was one of them! Check out more about President Obama’s Twitter account at http://tinyurl.com/kpmqpm2. “Like” me […]

  President Barack Obama finally has his own Twitter account. “Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack,” his first tweet read Monday. “Really! Six years in, they’re finally…

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