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I was wrong about Twitter

I was wrong about Twitter

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Carl Beijer
Sep 06, 2019
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For several years now I have persistently argued that Twitter discourse is not actually a significant force in US politics. And for the most part, I still think this is true. For one thing, even though we often talk about Twitter as if it’s some grand forum of public opinion, very few people actually use it. For another, even though we often talk about …

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