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What The Heck Is Twitter?

by David Nda-Isaiah
2 years ago
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I feel that we all know Twitter. Unless the little birdie hasn’t told you about itself yet, which is why I’m here. It’s a platform where people usually share short messages with each other. These can be as comments or as posts to your followers. It was founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey. Twitter has become a space for things like the news, communication, and most importantly, in my opinion, entertainment.  You can’t go on Twitter and not expect to see people getting angry over something that, intellectually and logically, don’t make any sense, which cannot stop being a source of entertainment for people like me. 

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 During its launch in March 2006, the first tweet to be put out was one sent by the founder, Jack Dorsey. The first tweet ever was: “just setting up my twttr”. Originally it was more used as a way for people to share short messages and updates on themselves to their followers. Trends like this can be seen with things like Instagram and Snapchat. But it soon changed from its primary use and became a powerful tool in and for politics, news, and social activism. 

 The base of twitter is around its feature and ability to post. They can span from short to long with a limit of 280 characters. Users can also follow other users to see their tweets in their timelines, and they can use hashtags to categorize their tweets and make them easier to find. Twitter also offers a range of other features, such as direct messaging, retweeting, and the ability to embed  tweets on other websites. 

 Twitter’s most essential feature is the ability to post a tweet, which can be up to 280 characters long.  Users can also follow other users to see their tweets in their timelines, and they can use hashtags to categorize their tweets and make them easier to find. Twitter also offers a range of other features, such as direct messaging, retweeting, and the ability to embed tweets on other websites. 

Twitter has significantly influenced society, especially in the news and political spheres. Twitter has established itself as a go-to source for breaking news and real-time updates during significant events like elections, protests, and natural catastrophes. In other instances, such as the 2011 Arab Spring and EndSARS in 2020, Twitter had even been used to coordinate social movements and political demonstrations. 

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The entertainment sector has been significantly impacted by Twitter as well. Influencers and celebrities utilize the site to interact with their followers and market their products. Also, the platform has grown to be a well-liked location for live-tweeting events like award shows and sporting occasions. 

Twitter has nonetheless come under fire for its part in disseminating false information and hate speech. The website has come under fire for failing to do more to stop hate speech and abuse on the site, as well as for allowing fake news and conspiracy theories to proliferate unchallenged. 

Twitter has developed into a potent platform for news, entertainment, and conversation. Its capacity to deliver real-time information and link individuals globally has made it a useful platform for many users. It has, however, also come under fire for its part in disseminating false information and hate speech. It will be crucial for Twitter to address these problems as the platform develops, and identify strategies for fostering a positive and fruitful online community. 

 


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