 However, Blue Lives Matter and other opponents of BLM have also used memes to criticize and parody the movement.By September 2016, the phrase "Black Lives Matter" had been tweeted over 30 million times, and Black Twitter has been credited with bringing international attention to the BLM movement.Using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter has helped activists communicate the scale of their movement to the wider online community and stand in solidarity amongst other participants.