Twitter made money by moving fences. They benefited from assuming the role of a news source and displacing traditional ways of consuming news like newspapers, m

Twitter made money by moving fences. They benefited from assuming the role of a news source and displacing traditional ways of consuming news like newspapers, magazines, radio and tv. They partook in advertising revenue that once went to traditional media. They benefited from assuming the role of a public forum and a force for democracy. These fences were moved in a hurry. Later on it became apparent that Twitter was censoring some of its users without explanation. It’s platform was a source of misinformation, propaganda, threatening messages etc. It would have been wise to slow down and first ask why the old fences were there to begin with don’t you think so? If someone with decision making power at Twitter sincerely asked “Why all the middlemen, the editorial boards, the opaque advertising costs, the FCC regulation…”.