From: julianlzb87@gmail.com   
      
   Twitter — or X if you must — is essential for bypassing traditional   
   institutions   
      
      
   At the time of writing, the British Government is apparently preparing   
   legislation that many expect will lead to Twitter, formally known as   
   “X”, being blocked. Officially this is because the platform’s in-built   
   AI language model allows users to manipulate images of third parties so   
   it appears that they are wearing nothing but lingerie. Yet critics,   
   including the US government,  regard it as a thinly-disguised attempt to   
   censor a primary forum of opposition. Either way, millions of people   
   across the country are now faced with the horrifying — and, for many,   
   unprecedented — prospect of actually having to do their jobs in order to   
   stave off boredom.   
      
   For the large majority of the population however, the idea of banning   
   the social media site is a complete non-issue. Supposedly, around 40 per   
   cent of British adults access the platform monthly, but this figure   
   seems implausibly high. Most prefer one or more of either Facebook,   
   Instagram or TikTok. Since it was acquired by Elon Musk in 2022, Twitter   
   must have seemed to those who don’t use it to have been nothing but   
   trouble. Those still relying on the BBC or the papers for their news   
   have been drip-fed continuous stories about “misinformation” and online   
   abuse.   
      
   What the broadcasters and the newspapers won’t tell their viewers and   
   readers, however, is that their reporters, producers, editors and   
   directors positively live on the site...   
      
      
   https://thecritic.co.uk/why-twitter-matters/   
      
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