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2 November 2019

9:00 AM

2 November 2019

9:00 AM

Swimming in the Twitterverse

What even is Twitter? Speaking as a creature who evolved in its depths, I feel a primordial need to explain – if not defend – its honour. I’ll admit that this position presents overtones of Stockholm Syndrome. Twitterers are captives of their chosen social media platform and like most I have had my fins clipped with a bit of casual shadow-banning.

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