So, if Twitter goes to hell and just becomes defunct, we’re going to lose entire chapters of recent history — including evidence of war crimes, human rights violations, and more. I hope we’re all paying attention to this and considering what we need to do to ensure that a billionaire can’t decide which parts of history to retain — and which parts to erase forever.
@annasomeday @rvawonk and yet it only was built because private ownership allowed somebody to take the risk.
There was no reason to believe Twitter would be valuable until it was.