2 July in internet history

Things that can be dated to 2 July: the day something was posted, a record that changed hands, an event research has pinned to a date. Every entry links to where it was read.

1. 2009

   Twitter begins turning hashtags into links to search results. The hashtag Wikipedia — Hashtag

2. 2015

   Hundreds of subreddits close themselves in protest after the Reddit employee who helped run the sessions is dismissed. r/IAmA Wikipedia — r/IAmA

These did not happen on 2 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 30 June 2014

   Google announces that it will close. Orkut Wikipedia — Orkut

2. 30 June 2014

   Chris Kennedy becomes the first person documented doing the challenge for ALS. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Wikipedia — Ice Bucket Challenge

3. 30 June 2021

   Gawr Gura passes Kizuna AI as the most-subscribed VTuber. VTubers Wikipedia — VTuber

4. 30 June 2023

   Apollo and three other apps shut down. The Reddit blackout Wikipedia — 2023 Reddit API controversy

5. 1 July 1989

   Toaplan releases Zero Wing in Japanese arcades. All Your Base Are Belong To Us Wikipedia — All your base are belong to us

6. 1 July 2010

   Justin Bieber's Baby became the most-viewed video on YouTube, and held the title for roughly 863 days. CBC News

7. 1 July 2023

   The third fills a football stadium in Madrid, with an estimated 70,000 tickets sold. La Velada del Año V Wikipedia — La Velada del Año

8. 3 July 2010

   The television host Jimmy Kimmel tweets a link to it, calling it the funniest video in the world. It passes a million views soon afterwards. Double Rainbow Wikipedia — Double Rainbow (viral video)

9. 4 July 2025

   The song is released as a single. Golden Wikipedia — Golden (Huntrix song)

10. 5 July 2010

    The Gregory Brothers post an Auto-Tuned Double Rainbow Song made from his voice. Double Rainbow Wikipedia — Double Rainbow (viral video)