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They will look cool to a certain group of people momentary but it will hurt them in the long run. The average user won't even notice their tweets are missing f
by smotched 4y ago
They will look cool to a certain group of people momentary but it will hurt them in the long run.
The average user won't even notice their tweets are missing from their feed.
- JohnFen 4y agoSince only about 25% of the US population pays any attention to Twitter, I think that you're correct -- the average person won't notice NPR's tweets are missing.
- garrickvanburen 4y agothis is true for any account, especially since algorithmic sorting was introduced and then amplified with the introduction of 'For You'.
- 8organicbits 4y agoEach of these announcements shifts the window of discourse[1]. Not too long ago, the idea that a major news organization would leave Twitter was almost unthinkable. Now its just one of many departures and even more are on the fence. It's also a great opportunity for networks like Mastodon to pick up steam and mindshare. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
- Nicksil 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
- Avshalom 4y agoMaybe, but like it didn't hurt Fox https://www.thewrap.com/fox-news-breaks-16-month-twitter-silence-with-tweet-about-coronavirus-coverage/ https://www.thewrap.com/fox-news-breaks-16-month-twitter-sil...