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    1 year ago

    It’s annoying enough when they report what someone famous said on Twitter but the articles about what a bunch of random unknown people posted on Twitter (often phrased as if they represent a community) are even worse.

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      1 year ago

      Headline: “People are outraged about something!”

      Source: 5 random tweets I found that are mildly mocking the thing.

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        1 year ago

        “Twitter went wild about this!”
        Source: 5 random tweets from people with 22 followers each, most of whom are crypto spammers