Examples of social media outrage

A few examples and consequences:

1. Mozilla CEO Brandon Eich: The tech CEO was forced to resign after social media was used to criticize Eich's donations to a political campaign opposing gay marriage.
2. George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin: Protestors used social media to turn the case into a national controversy and pressure law enforcement officials to bring charges against Zimmerman.
3. Diplomat Devyani Khobragade: An Indian diplomat in New York was arrested on labor law violations. Widespread protests spread through Indian social media, and the US and India engaged in a major diplomatic conflict.
4. Boston bombing and Sunil Tripathi: Social media vigilantes spread mistaken rumors that missing student Sunil Tripathi was responsible for the bombing at the Boston Marathon, causing attacks and threats against Tripathi's family.
5. "Pink slime": Social media fueled boycotts of the controversial processed meat product. The producer, Beef Products International, was forced to shut down 3 of its 4 factories.
6. Bill Cosby: Video of a stand-up comedy routine about Cosby's long-standing rape allegations went viral and created a new wave of public accusations, canceled TV shows, and new rape charges.
7. Adria Richards + "Donglegate": Richards used Twitter to shame someone at a computer conference, who was then fired. Hackers attacked Richards' employer who then fired her. Richards was forced into hiding by social media threats.
8. Choi Jin-sil suicide: The popular Korean actress committed suicide amid social media rumors and attacks, which prompted efforts for more regulation of defamation on the Internet. Other high profile suicides in Korean are also linked to social media.