Serious, yes. Worst was the wholesale revoking & denying “blue checks” (objective confirmation of identity) to those of diverse sociopolitical persuasion. This

Serious, yes. Worst was the wholesale revoking & denying “blue checks” (objective confirmation of identity) to those of diverse sociopolitical persuasion. This established Twitter as no longer a neutral public forum, but as a biased publisher. “Fact checking” was consequentially established, canceling reasonable & common opinions and facts in favor of a core narrative. This inflection point will eventually doom the forum, however long it takes to go the way of others once-juggernaut now-forgotten town squares.