#SocialMediaShutdown trending - MEMES

Cape Town – The hashtag #SocialMediaBlackOut started trending on Tuesday, following a call by Ntsiki Mazwai who encouraged South Africans to boycott social media. The hashtag’s aim was to protest against high data costs.

READ: SA rallies against high data costs with #SocialMediaBlackout

In a Twitter poll, Fin24 asked users if they thought this boycott would help reduce data costs. Users had strong views on the matter. See the responses below.

Do you think a #SocialMediaBlackout will aid in reducing the cost of data in South Africa?

— Fin24 (@Fin24) June 21, 2017

10000% no. We've purchased the data we are or are not using. We'll run out of it and will have to buy more.

— Rick-Ret Cadillac (@irCadillac) June 21, 201

We should actually memo the govt to regulate these industries, they're freaking monopolising every service

— Lauretta-M™ (@Lauretta_Morudu) June 21, 2017

Overall, it appears as though the campaign was not that successful as another hashtag, #SocialMediaShutDown started trending on Wednesday.

READ: Why #SocialMediaBlackout failed and trended instead

Have a look at these memes:

I'm here on #SocialMediaShutdown protest to keep law and order. We don't want damage to tweets and vandalism in mentions. Watching the TL

— RSA Police Minister (@MbalulaFikile) June 21, 2017

#SocialMediaShutdown I tried to be offline but I couldn't, it felt like I'm hungry pic.twitter.com/EkVi6xcBvB

— tembinator (@junk_status) June 21, 2017

When everyone is on #SocialMediaShutdown but i am not bothered because: Free WiFi at home and at work...?????? pic.twitter.com/6yTE9nHhmI

— Jabu (@JbMotha) June 21, 2017

#SocialMediaShutdown When you have been offline and decide to cheat only to realise shutdown is trending?? pic.twitter.com/zWChzeIOoq

— forbykay (@forbykay) June 21, 2017

How is this #SocialMediaShutdown hashtag trending though ? pic.twitter.com/OrmQcy6CQ8

— Altjozi (@altjozi) June 21, 2017

MTN just gave me a free Gig to utilize for the next 7 days does that mean I've been bribed? #SocialMediaShutdown pic.twitter.com/YkD0aMdMdl

— sandile (@Fenzito_souls) June 21, 2017

Waiting for amagundane who are not part of #SocialMediaShutdown pic.twitter.com/xSKadvIMNx

— Bayanya laba (@MdladlaSiya) June 21, 2017

Tried staying offline in the name of #SocialMediaShutdown but kept on getting notifications that people are tweeting, so yeah we outchea pic.twitter.com/GIZ6bUQVa0

— Benjamin Freedom (@BenjaminFreedom) June 21, 2017

While on this #SocialMediaShutdown can we also address the issue of our tweets being stolen by FB people to look relevant there pic.twitter.com/ihniT1sqB6

— ukhanki (@TboozeSA) June 21, 2017

Bunch of hypocrites!!??#SocialMediaShutdown pic.twitter.com/kQQwHUn0UW

— Amanda (@Queen_Cand) June 21, 2017

This is how the mobile networks are laughing at us while we tweet our data away. #SocialMediaBlackout #SocialMediaShutdown #tsaon3 pic.twitter.com/TCrItZFsPc

— Kenneth Ntuli (@kennethntuli) June 21, 2017

Instead of #SocialMediaShutdown have a #socialmediablackball where you use your data- tag and hashtag your provider and give piece of mind? pic.twitter.com/IL0ilJBjRa

— Garth Breytenbach (@GBreyts) June 21, 2017

MTN be like "bayeke Vodacom, we'll deplete their data abasazi kahle" #SocialMediaShutdown pic.twitter.com/8s0P3hLsw9

— Boy Masaka? (@Percyk10) June 21, 2017