I have never thought of Twitter as a trustworthy place to get information from.
I find it interesting that people use Twitter as an information crutch (as I gather from this website)
I find it interesting that people use Twitter as an information crutch (as I gather from this website)
Mostly journalists who can't be bothered (or don't have the wherewithal) to corroborate anything they report.
Now if you get verified (pay Musk) - your replies get promoted and get more views and reactions. With effective removal of "old" verification system you have no way to validate whether an account is reliable or not. Everyone can look the same and virality is rewarded.
It has become much worse than in the past.
Tweets from blue-checked Reuters/AP - 99% True
Tweets from blue-checked accounts - maybe true, but verify
Tweets from regular accounts - probably untrue, verify
Now the blue-check is a big Elon simp, mostly a right-winger and pushing some sort of scam. It's pretty much a 4chan clone