Open Doors

In the immediate aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris last week, the media marveled at the way Parisians reached out to their fellow human beings in need of shelter. #PorteOuverte, or “Open Door,” trended on Twitter as people opened their homes to strangers stranded on the town in the wake of gunfire…

Parisians Turn to Social Media to Open Homes to Those Affected by Tragedy

At one of the world’s saddest moments … Paris opened its doors #PorteOuverte

At least 140 were killed…

#ParisAttacks: the night Europe’s “city of lights” were extinguished

#PorteOuverte, Instagram algorithms, and Emergent tropes.

I got up this morning, did my routine check of feeds, and learnt about the Paris attacks/shootings/explosions/blasts.

My Twitter feed was crowded with several hashtags and a mixbag of Tweets: