Say their names: Resurgence in the collective attention toward Black victims of fatal police violence following the death of George Floyd.

The murder of George Floyd by police in May 2020 sparked international protests and brought unparalleled levels of attention to the Black Lives Matter movement. As we show, his death set record levels of activity and amplification on Twitter, prompted the saddest day in the platform's history,...

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Main Authors: Henry H Wu, Ryan J Gallagher, Thayer Alshaabi, Jane L Adams, Joshua R Minot, Michael V Arnold, Brooke Foucault Welles, Randall Harp, Peter Sheridan Dodds, Christopher M Danforth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279225