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Line 24: '''''Kony 2012''''' is a 2012 American [[Short film\|short]] [[documentary film]] produced by [[Invisible Children, Inc.]] The film's purpose was to make Ugandan cult leader, war criminal, and [[International Criminal Court\|ICC]] fugitive [[Joseph Kony]] globally known so as to have him arrested by the end of 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://kykernel.com/2012/03/07/a-call-for-justice/ \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713191826/http://kykernel.com/2012/03/07/a-call-for-justice/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=July 13, 2012 \|title=A call for justice \|date=March 7, 2012 \|last=Myers \|first=Julia \|publisher=Kentucky Kernel }}</ref> The film was released on March 5, 2012,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globaltvbc.com/video/trending+now+kony+2012/video.html?v=2206826267#stories/video\|title=News Hour – Trending Now: Kony 2012\|access-date=March 7, 2012\|date=March 6, 2012\|publisher=[[Global TV]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309191432/http://www.globaltvbc.com/video/trending+now+kony+2012/video.html?v=2206826267#stories/video\|archive-date=March 9, 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8431277/kony-2012-sheds-light-on-uganda-conflict\|title=Kony 2012 sheds light on Uganda conflict\|date=March 7, 2012\|publisher=Ninemsn\|access-date=March 7, 2012\|author1=Lees, Philippa\|author2=Zavan, Martin\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308201601/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8431277/kony-2012-sheds-light-on-uganda-conflict\|archive-date=March 8, 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=JCTSK>{{cite news\|url=http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/599038/Jackson-Center-To-Show-KONY-2012.html?nav=5004\|title=Jackson Center To Show KONY2012\|date=February 14, 2012\|publisher=[[The Post-Journal]]\|access-date=March 7, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516124829/http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/599038/Jackson-Center-To-Show-KONY-2012.html?nav=5004\|archive-date=May 16, 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17295078\|title=Uganda rebel Joseph Kony target of viral campaign video\|date=March 8, 2012\|work=BBC News\|access-date=June 20, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916054940/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17295078\|archive-date=September 16, 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> and spread [[viral video\|virally]], and the campaign was initially supported by various celebrities.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theyorker.co.uk/news/citynews/10807 \|title=Kony fever hits York! \|access-date=March 7, 2012 \|date=March 7, 2012 \|work=The Yorker \|author=Neylon, Stephanie \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308142114/http://www.theyorker.co.uk/news/citynews/10807 \|archive-date=March 8, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Molloy">{{cite web\|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/892373-kony-2012-campaign-shedding-light-on-uganda-conflict-a-huge-online-success\|title=Kony 2012: Campaign Shedding light on Uganda Conflict a Huge Online Success\|access-date=March 7, 2012\|date=March 7, 2012\|work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)\|Metro]]\|author=Molloy, Mark\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309103031/http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/892373-kony-2012-campaign-shedding-light-on-uganda-conflict-a-huge-online-success\|archive-date=March 9, 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/07/kony-2012-invisible-children-documentary-sheds-light-on-uganda-conflict-video_n_1326183.html?ref=uk\|title=Kony 2012: Invisible Children Documentary Sheds Light On Uganda Conflict\|access-date=March 7, 2012\|date=March 7, 2012\|work=[[Huffington Post]]\|author=Nelson, Sara C.\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118023620/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/07/kony-2012-invisible-children-documentary-sheds-light-on-uganda-conflict-video_n_1326183.html?ref=uk\|archive-date=November 18, 2014\|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of\|~~2023~~2024\|96\|\|df=US}}, the film had received over 103 million views and 1.3 million [[Like button\|likes]] on the video-sharing website [[YouTube]],<ref name=Kony2012_YT>{{cite web\|title=KONY 2012\| date=March 5, 2012 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc\|publisher=YouTube\|access-date=January 19, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407144222/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc\|archive-date=April 7, 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref> and over 18.7 million views and over 21.8 thousand likes on [[Vimeo]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://vimeo.com/37119711\|title=Kony 2012\|date=February 20, 2012\|publisher=Vimeo\|access-date=May 5, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505062020/http://vimeo.com/37119711\|archive-date=May 5, 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> with other views on a central Kony 2012 website operated by Invisible Children. At the time, the video was the most liked on the whole of YouTube, and is the first video ever to reach 1 million likes. The intense exposure of the video caused the Kony 2012 website to crash shortly after it began gaining widespread popularity.<ref name="Lees0307">{{cite web\|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8431494 \|title=Australian support amasses for Kony 2012 \|access-date=March 7, 2012 \|date=March 7, 2012 \|work=ninemsn \|author=Lees, Philippa \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309174352/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8431494 \|archive-date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref> A poll suggested that more than half of young adult Americans heard about ''Kony 2012'' in the days following the video's release.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Kony-2012-Video/Main-report.aspx \|title=Rainie, Lee, Paul Hitlin, Mark Jurkowitz, Michael Dimock, Shawn Neidorf. The viral Kony 2012 video. Pew Internet & American Life Report. March 15, 2012 \|publisher=Pewinternet.org \|date=March 15, 2012 \|access-date=April 24, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703202714/http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Kony-2012-Video/Main-report.aspx \|archive-date=July 3, 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=numbers/><ref name=next>{{cite news \|author1=Polly Curtis \|author2=Tom McCarthy \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2012/apr/20/kony-2012-what-happens-next \|title=Kony 2012: what happens next? \|work=The Guardian \|access-date=April 22, 2012 \|date=April 20, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016125101/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2012/apr/20/kony-2012-what-happens-next \|archive-date=October 16, 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> It was included among the top international events of 2012 by [[PBS]]<ref name=year>{{cite web \|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/multimedia/world122412/6.html \|title=Memorable World Moments of 2012 \| PBS NewsHour \| Dec. 24, 2012 \|publisher=PBS \|date=December 24, 2012 \|access-date=October 16, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914143918/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/multimedia/world122412/6.html \|archive-date=September 14, 2013}}</ref> and called the most viral video ever by ''[[Time (magazine)\|TIME]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Carbone \|first=Nick \|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/04/top-10-arts-lists/slide/kony-2012/ \|title=Kony 2012 \| Arts & Entertainment \| TIME.com \|publisher=Entertainment.time.com \|date=December 4, 2012 \|access-date=October 16, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010091348/http://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/04/top-10-arts-lists/slide/kony-2012/ \|archive-date=October 10, 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The campaign resulted in a resolution by the [[United States Senate]] and contributed to the decision to send troops by the [[African Union]]. The film also called for an April 20 worldwide canvassing campaign, called "Cover the Night". On April 5, 2012, Invisible Children released a follow-up video, titled ''[[#Kony 2012 Part II\|Kony 2012: Part II – Beyond Famous]]'', which failed to repeat the success of the original.

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