The Insanity of KONY 2012

Check out Parade! Go to https://www.yourparade.com/ASHLEY50 & use code ASHLEY50 to get 50% off, site wide *excluding 80% off sale items Dipo Faloyin’s Article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/27/kony-2012-10-years-africa-problem TIMESTAMPS Intro 00:00 Let's Make a Documentary 01:38 The History 06:26 Invisible Children 08:42 The Video 14:47 The Criticisms 20:16 Jason Russell 27:06 After Kony 2012 31:54 Conclusion 37:02 Watch me on other platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AshleyNorton Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/3quirky5u (streaming 7pm EST Tues/Thurs and 2:30 Wed) Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AshleyNortonGaming Insta: https://www.instagram.com/3quirky5u/ Business Inquiries: ashleynorton.inquiries@gmail.com Today we are talking about Kony 2012 and the internet firestorm that followed. The 2012 video released by non-profit Invisible Children introduced a new era of online activism and started a much needed conversation about nuance, misinformation, and accountability. And yet KONY 2012 is largely remembered as a much sillier moment in internet history. Today we’re going through how we got to KONY 2012, the reactions, and how we view this wild time today.