“Kony 2012” controversy spills over to Canvas

“Kony 2012,” the new documentary by the nonprofit Invisible Children, has stirred plenty of controversy online—especially in the Canvas community.

Fernando Alfonso III

Updated on June 2 2021 8:23 pm CDT

With more than one million posts last year, Canvas is the image board of choice for meme junkies. Every afternoon, the Daily Dot highlights a collection of images that reflect Canvas users’ current obsession.

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Fernando Alfonso III

Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.