Twitter, now X, was once a useful site for breaking news. The Baltimore bridge collapse shows those days are long gone.

Twitter, now X, was once a useful site for breaking news. The Baltimore bridge collapse shows those days are long gone.

  • @alekwithak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72•1 year ago

    I mean it was never actually a good place for news, aside from the top five trending stories, if you wanted infinite bad takes on them.

    • Seraph
      109•1 year ago

      I’d argue it was a good place for FAST news. For a lot of major events you can find posts and videos from users before the media releases anything, which is kind of a first for humanity at least in terms of accessibility.

      Now, if you’re looking for ACCURATE news…

      • @Meron35@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10•1 year ago

        Its specific speed/accuracy tradeoff made it a very good fit for news which you need to know quickly, but had low stakes if it was incorrect. A great example of this transit delays/cancellations, where you probably don’t care about the specific reason why a train is delayed and just want alternative options asap.

        It was often much more effective to directly follow transit agencies and/or workers for info, rather than use their official website.

      • @Artyom@lemm.eeEnglish
        -3•1 year ago

        It was good for fast news in the same way that I can multiply long numbers fast by always saying 62 immediately.