Why I’d mourn the loss of Twitter
The platform may have a dark side but it also engenders a particular type of warmth and community.
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Twitter (now X) is an online social media and social networking service. Since July 2022 it is officially known as X after ownership changed from the company Twitter, Inc to X Corp. Users of the service can post (known as tweeting), repost (retweeting), quote posts (quote tweeting), like and comment on posts. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on Twitter/X here.
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