Newsweek

It’s Time to Kill Twitter, Before It Kills Us

It's a haven for bullying and sociopathic behavior that goes unchecked by its leaders.
It enables terrorists, hate groups, Donald Trump and Kanye West, and is more adrift than not.
01_20_ManeyTwitter_02

Twitter falls into that category of something we once thought was good for us but turned out to be toxic, like cigarettes or asbestos. The site is notorious as a haven for bullying and sociopathic behavior. It enables terrorists and hate groups. It enables Kanye West. Despite pledges to clean up the site, Twitter’s leadership has done next to nothing.

Twitter has, of course, also enabled Donald Trump. Half the voters in the U.S.—or, well, about 3 million less than half—think this is splendid. The other half, and just about the entire rest of the

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Newsweek

Newsweek1 min read
Living On The Edge
An 18th-century cottage clings to the precipice following a dramatic cliff fall in the coastal village of Trimingham on April 8. The homeowner, who bought the property in 2019 for around $165,000, will now see the structure demolished as the saturate
Newsweek1 min read
The High Life
A colorful kite flies over Pinarella Beach on the Adriatic Coast during the 44th Artevento Cervia International Kite Festival on April 25. Over 12 days, 250 wind artists and aerobatic flight champions from 50 countries came together to share their pa
Newsweek8 min readInternational Relations
Japan's Call To Arms
MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida uses the word “peace” as he discusses his country’s momentous decision to undertake its largest buildup of military capabilities since World War II. “Since I became prime minister, we hav

Related Books & Audiobooks