- which other social media network was as globally widespread and used for public communication by public and private actors alike the way Twitter was? - there

- which other social media network was as globally widespread and used for public communication by public and private actors alike the way Twitter was? - there's a huge difference between a set of executives who are accountable to a board and shareholders, and a single person who is not, and doubly so when that person is among the wealthiest in the world, likes to shoot their mouth off, has a huge ego, and likes to exercise a great deal of control