Assertion: meme | /r/CapableOf | gain popularity
Facets:
value: in the early 21st century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the early 21st century, Internet memes, or memes that emerge within the culture of the Internet, gained popularity, bringing renewed interest to the meme concept.
text: With the wide use of social media and sites like Reddit, 9GAG, and 4Chan, it has become increasingly easy for memes to gain popularity and go viral overnight, with millions of daily visitors looking to have a lol or two.