Twitter Became Way Too Important to Journalists. Let It Die.

LEAVE THE HELLSITE

The social media site is a high school popularity contest that creates echo chambers and stifles diversity of thought in the news media.

Published Dec. 21 2022 4:48AM EST

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Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has played out in the media for months now. It’s one of those stories that won’t go away. After riding into town on a high horse, talking

Freddie deBoer

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Twitter Became Way Too Important to Journalists. Let It Die.

The social media site is a high school popularity contest that creates echo chambers and stifles diversity of thought in the news media.

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Freddie deBoer