Daily Digit: How popular has the #MeToo movement become?
Daily Digit is the story behind the numbers that make our world work. Today we’re looking at the popularity of #MeToo. According to a new study, the #MeToo hashtag had been used 19 million times on Twitter, from Alyssa Milano’s initial tweet in October 2017 until Sept. 30 this year. That’s an average of 55,000 per day, but its usage surges during news events. Celebrities and personal stories were key topics in the #MeToo tweets. Some members of Congress also addressed #MeToo on their Facebook pages, with female legislators much more likely than men to raise the issue. Hopefully the exposure of the #MeToo movement will lead to a world where sexual harassment is no longer tolerated.
