From the predictable - Brexit and the Game of Thrones finale - to the less predictable - Fortnite World Cup and Lady Gaga at the Oscars - Facebook has just released its most talked about topics of 2019. It is the time of year for round-ups and look-backs and the social media giant wastes no time examining its own platforms to capture the 2019 zeitgeist. It does so, it says, in an anonymised and aggregated way to identify topics and moments that were unique to the year passed. The ‘Year in Review’ breaks down the most talked about Facebook topics by month, and the most followed accounts and hashtags on Instagram. They were:FacebookJanuary: Munster rugbyFebruary: Lady Gaga performance at the OscarsMarch: Christchurch mosque attackApril: Notre Dame Paris fireMay: Game of Thrones finaleJune: US President Donald Trump’s visit to IrelandJuly: Fortnite Battle Royale at the Fortnite World Cup 2019August: Amazon forest firesSeptember: Electric PicnicOctober: BrexitNovember: Gay ByrneInstagramHashtagsIrish interiorsMrs HinchWild Atlantic WayLoveLove IslandAccountsConor McGregorSeán McLoughlinMaura HigginsRory McIlroyDee Devlin

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2019 07:07 UTC