Twitter can’t afford to be one of the world’s most influential websites
Twitter "has this outsized role in public discourse, but it’s still staffed like a midsize platform," said Graham Brookie, who tracks influence operations for the Atlantic Council. https://wapo.st/3wVWaOM
The surprising partnership between Bethesda and Xbox, valued at $7.5 billion, could have a positive influence on Series X, even without exclusivity. https://wapo.st/32N5aai
The takeover of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday underscored the potent, interactive role between the online and offline worlds. Violent talk on far-right forums fomented violent real-world action, which was then captured by smartphones, uploaded and celebrated on the same forums. The boundaries between the digital and analog all but disappeared as rage, provocation and gloating bounced back and forth, again and again. https://wapo.st/2JYiphQ