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The Graphic Truth: Twitter doesn't rule the social world

The Graphic Truth: Twitter doesn't rule the social world
Ari Winkleman

Elon Musk aside, does anybody else love Twitter? The platform’s 280-character tweets are an essential tool for governments, institutions, politicians, and journalists — as well as eccentric billionaires, of course — but in the grander scheme, not a lot of regular folks are hooked. We look at the brave — and scary — user numbers of social media, where not many care whether you RT’d or simply liked their thread.

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Graphic Truth: Where risk is heating up the fastest
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Graphic Truth: Europe isn't loving Trump
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