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[–] squiblet@kbin.social 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Headline: “People are outraged about something!”

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

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

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