Modern Politics

Understanding American politics in the digital age through neutral historical analysis.

🌊 All Movements

Directory of political movements that shape digital discourse

25 movements documented
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#MeToo

active Founded 2017

Social movement using viral hashtag activism to address sexual harassment and assault

Key Tactics:
viral hashtag campaignspersonal story sharingsocial media testimony +1 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, facebook, instagram +1 more

Alt-Right

transformed Founded 2010

Online political movement that utilized internet culture and memes for political messaging

Key Tactics:
meme warfareonline harassmentplatform migration +1 more
Primary Platforms:
4chan, reddit, twitter-x +1 more

Anti-Vax Movement

active Founded 1990s

Movement opposing vaccine mandates and vaccine safety that gained digital prominence during COVID-19

Key Tactics:
scientific misinformation campaignssocial media organizingplatform migration +3 more
Primary Platforms:
facebook, youtube, twitter-x +2 more

Antifa

active Founded 2016

Decentralized anti-fascist movement that uses digital coordination for counter-protest activities

Key Tactics:
doxxingcounter-protest organizationencrypted messaging +1 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, telegram, signal +1 more

Arab Spring

transformed Founded 2010

Series of political movements across the Middle East and North Africa that pioneered social media political organizing

Key Tactics:
social media organizingviral video sharingreal-time documentation +1 more
Primary Platforms:
facebook, twitter-x, youtube +1 more

Black Lives Matter

active Founded 2013

Social justice movement that gained prominence through digital organizing and hashtag activism

Key Tactics:
hashtag campaignsviral videossocial media organizing +1 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, facebook, instagram +1 more

Campus Conservatism

active Founded 2000s

Digital-native movement organizing students around free speech advocacy and youth political engagement on college campuses

Key Tactics:
viral campus contentdigital organizingsocial media campaigns +3 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, instagram, tiktok +2 more

Christian Nationalism

active Founded 1980s

Religious-political movement promoting Christian identity as central to American governance and culture through digital organizing and media strategies.

Key Tactics:
alternative media promotionviral content creationsocial media organizing +1 more
Primary Platforms:
facebook, youtube, twitter-x +1 more

Climate Justice

active Founded 1990

Environmental movement emphasizing intersectional approach to climate change through digital organizing and youth-led activism.

Key Tactics:
hashtag campaignsviral content creationsocial media organizing +3 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, instagram, tiktok +2 more

Conservative Movement

active Founded 1950s

Broad political movement that transitioned from traditional media to digital platforms, significantly shaping online political discourse and digital organizing methods

Key Tactics:
talk radio digitizationalternative media promotionviral content creation +3 more
Primary Platforms:
fox-news, twitter-x, facebook +2 more

Democratic Socialists of America

active Founded 1982

Socialist organization that experienced explosive growth during Trump era, winning electoral seats from local to congressional level.

Key Tactics:
electoral campaignsgrassroots organizingsocial media mobilization +3 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, facebook, instagram +1 more

GamerGate

defunct Founded 2014

Gaming controversy that became a precursor to later online political movements

Key Tactics:
online harassment campaignshashtag coordinationdoxxing +1 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, reddit, 4chan +1 more

Great Replacement

active Founded 2011

Conspiracy theory claiming political elites orchestrate demographic change to diminish white political influence through immigration and demographics.

Key Tactics:
viral content creationmainstream media promotionalternative media promotion +3 more
Primary Platforms:
4chan-8chan, twitter-x, facebook +3 more

Libertarian Movement

active Founded 1971

Decentralized political movement advocating minimal government and digital rights through online organizing and platform-native campaigns

Key Tactics:
viral content creationplatform-native organizingalternative media promotion +1 more
Primary Platforms:
youtube, twitter-x, reddit +1 more

MAGA Movement

active Founded 2015

Political movement that utilized digital platforms for grassroots organizing and messaging

Key Tactics:
social media rallyingmeme campaignsviral content creation +1 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, facebook, youtube +1 more

Militia Movement

active Founded 1994

Armed groups opposing federal authority through early internet organizing and modern social media mobilization

Key Tactics:
paramilitary training videossocial media organizingconspiracy theory promotion +3 more
Primary Platforms:
facebook, youtube, telegram +3 more

Never Trump

active Founded 2015

Republican resistance movement opposing Trump's candidacy and presidency through digital organizing and alternative media promotion.

Key Tactics:
social media organizingalternative media promotionviral content creation +3 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, facebook, youtube +2 more

Occupy Wall Street

defunct Founded 2011

Anti-inequality movement that pioneered social media organizing and livestream activism

Key Tactics:
livestreamingsocial media organizinghashtag campaigns +1 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, facebook, livestream +1 more

Pizzagate

defunct Founded 2016

Conspiracy theory movement that demonstrated the power of social media to spread misinformation and organize around false narratives

Key Tactics:
viral content sharingplatform coordinationamateur investigation +1 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, reddit, 4chan +1 more

QAnon

active Founded 2017

Online conspiracy movement that spread through social media and alternative platforms

Key Tactics:
cryptic messagingviral content sharingplatform migration +1 more
Primary Platforms:
4chan, 8chan, facebook +2 more

Sovereign Citizens

active Founded 1970

Anti-government movement promoting legal theories that reject federal authority, using digital platforms for organizing and document-based harassment campaigns.

Key Tactics:
paper terrorismvideo documentationsocial media organizing +3 more
Primary Platforms:
facebook, telegram, gab +1 more

Stop the Steal

active Founded 2020

Movement claiming widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election, leading to January 6 Capitol riots

Key Tactics:
viral social media campaignsprotest organizationlegal challenges +1 more
Primary Platforms:
facebook, twitter-x, parler +1 more

Tea Party

transformed Founded 2009

Grassroots movement that utilized digital organizing for fiscal activism and political mobilization

Key Tactics:
online organizingsocial media coordinationviral videos +1 more
Primary Platforms:
facebook, twitter-x, youtube +1 more

The Resistance

transformed Founded 2016

Digital opposition movement using social media to organize protests and political action against Trump administration policies.

Key Tactics:
hashtag campaignsviral content creationsocial media organizing +3 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, facebook, instagram

Transgender Rights

active Founded 2012

Advocacy movement using digital platforms for visibility campaigns, policy advocacy, and community building

Key Tactics:
hashtag campaignsviral content creationpersonal story sharing +3 more
Primary Platforms:
twitter-x, tiktok, instagram +2 more