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Trending: What Happened to #Kony2012?

What Happened to #Kony2012?

19/05/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Trending, What Happened to #Kony2012?

What Happened to #Kony2012? And the the priest mixing Buddhist chants with techno beats

Kony2012 was a hashtag which led to a US-backed manhunt for an African warlord. We look back at a turning point in online activism

Kony2012 was a social media campaign which led to a US-backed manhunt for an African warlord. 5 years on the hunt’s been called off and Joseph Kony is still on the run. We look back at a turning point in online activism.

Also, the Buddhist priest mixing traditional chants with techno beats in an effort to attract younger people to his temple in Japan.

And why an American man is suing his date for texting during a film.

Presented by Mukul Devichand
Produced by Kayleen Devlin

(Photo: Joseph Kony.  Credit: Stuart Price/Getty Images)

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