Social Media: The 21st Century Phenomenon Social media is a global phenomenon in the 21st century. Now more than ever, human beings can connect on many platforms, share their thoughts, feelings and any digital media available on the world-wide-web. It is in fact now so large and so prominent that it has managed to bleed into the real world, and the two have become one and the same. Protests and heated debates seem to be ever trending on social media and speaking one’s mind on a given social platform can lead to many real world consequences. Disclosure: This is aPowered by WPeMatico