Lazy Lad dance challenge to iPhone lock screen, top 5 social media trends of 2021
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As we bid farewell to 2021, here, we take a look at the top 5 challenges and trends that went viral this year.
The Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 and the boredom of it all witnessed a boom in the number of social media users. From work to school, everything was online and that prompted the need for some entertainment as well. And in turn, that triggered a huge wave of challenges and trends that went viral online. For instance, the accent challenge that started on TikTok last year and made its way all over social media. Or the superhit Jugnu dance challenge that was the favourite of celebrities and influencers alike. #AccentChallengeThis was so much fun Who do you guys think did better? @DoctorNene pic.twitter.com/AXLdvnSEFa
These challenges and some more caught the fancy of social media users and took the internet by storm. So, as we bid farewell to 2021 in a few days, here, we take a look at the top 5 viral challenges this year.
According to the passenger, the auto driver was not just occasionally glancing at his phone, but "locked in," continuously watching short videos while driving.
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