2010s in culture

[3] 3D films gained popularity, led by Avatar, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Monsters vs. Aliens in late 2009.

[11] In early 2012, the United States Congress began debating the SOPA and PIPA bills that were heavily lobbied by the entertainment industry.

[13] The American soap opera format lost popularity in favor of reality television and daytime talk shows.

[46] A new development in global television is the great popularity of Turkish drama series in parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

[49][50][verification needed] Cable providers saw a decline in subscriber numbers as cord cutters switched to lower cost online streaming services such as Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Video.

[54][55] House of Cards became the first online-only web television series to earn major nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2013.

Globalism and an increased demand for variety and personalization in the face of music streaming services created many subgenres.

[103] The Wii introduced the sensor bar with compatible sensitive controllers, followed by the PlayStation Move and Kinect.

[106] Initially struggling in a market dominated by smartphones, the handheld managed to sell 75 million units by June 2019.

[107][108][109] The PlayStation Vita followed in 2012, and low sales resulted in Sony discontinuing the console by March 2019 and leaving the handheld space altogether.

These microtransactions have garnered ethical concerns; the intrusive nature of in-game microtransactions can lead to children accidentally or purposefully rack up a high bill from purchasing in-game items,[120] while the compulsion loop caused by loot boxes has drawn comparisons to gambling addiction.

[136][137][138][139] In 2010, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa became the tallest man-made structure ever built, standing at 828 m (2,717 ft).

[140] The United States' One World Trade Center, completed in 2014, is the tallest building in North America at 1,776 ft (541 m).

An interest in local and organic foods carried over from the mid to late 2000s as a part of green and sustainable living.

In the United States, soda sales dipped in favor of healthier options, such as sparkling water.