2010s

The decade from 2010 through 2019, marked by the expansion of smartphones, social media, streaming, and global digital connectivity.

Smartphone: A mobile phone with an operating system that supports internet access and third-party applications. Smartphones became the decade’s main personal gateway to communication, services, and media.
iPhone: Apple’s line of smartphones, first released in 2007. Its mature app ecosystem helped define smartphone use throughout the decade.
Fukushima nuclear accident: A 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan triggered by an earthquake and tsunami. The accident renewed global debate about nuclear energy and disaster preparedness.
2000s: The decade from 2000 through 2009, spanning the early expansion of the internet and mobile phones. The 2000s show the technologies and political conditions inherited by the 2010s.
Privacy: The ability of people and groups to control access to information about themselves. Data-driven platforms expanded convenience while intensifying disputes over personal information.
Social media: Digital platforms that let people create, share, and respond to content within online networks. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter altered public conversation and social life.
Android: A mobile operating system developed by Google and used by many device makers. Android expanded affordable smartphone access across global markets.
Paris Agreement: A 2015 international treaty committing countries to limit global warming through national climate plans. It established a major framework for international climate action during the decade.
2020s: The decade from 2020 through 2029. The 2020s expose which late-decade changes accelerated and which were interrupted.
Surveillance capitalism: An economic model that derives profit from collecting and analyzing personal behavioral data. The growth of targeted advertising raised questions about extraction and user autonomy.

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