> A news site presumes that a majority of the content on there is vetted, researched, and somewhat accurate within the bounds of typical news bias.

I don't know where you live, but here a news site is a site following political views or creating new stories which have nothing to do with reality.

"researched, and somewhat accurate" is below 1 pecent of the site content.

I agree with your point. But to be fair, many news sites are also a source of misinformation and nonsense, a fraction of which has some value. When hearing any news, I think it's important to get some independent verification before doing anything serious with it. News sites should be doing that verification, but they are strongly pressured to get news out fast, and verification often suffers.

From a market of ideas vs information horizon perspective it is.

Twitter can actually be faster than USGS, in my experience. USGS can have a several minute delay sometimes, and Twitter can be merely seconds late.

I'm asking you to explain why that difference is relevant to the consideration of receiving censorship demands from foreign governments. In my view, there is no relevant difference and both organizations should refuse these demands.