Twitter has a character limit which is bypassed through screenshots. Screenshots also are a sort of backup in case the original content is deleted for whatever

Twitter has a character limit which is bypassed through screenshots. Screenshots also are a sort of backup in case the original content is deleted for whatever reason. Not a good backup, but a backup nonetheless. It's also faster and easier to take screenshots than it is to preserve formatting of HTML/CSS and it suits Twitter. Related topic: Azealia Banks's recent screenshots of messages relating to Elon Musk, his companies, and other things. The OP user did end up posting a link to the thread, but I never bothered clicking it. The first screenshot grabbed my attention sufficiently that I just continued looking at the next. They almost act in a similar manner to Wikipedia link previews. Twitter for better or worse is where things still go "viral". I had a love-hate relationship with it but no longer spend a lot of time there these days. There is some method to the madness...