ChandersDec 9, 2022

At this point the most important elite social media network in the western world has been captured by a partisan actor who is weaponizing internal company (and possibly user) information for partisan / ideological purposes, with uncertain consequences for the next American elections.

I am not sure if this has fully sunk in.

Show threadChandersDec 9, 2022
Are journalists thinking about this? Are major news organizations internalizing this into their threat models? Are politicians and civil society actors? What are people thinking?
Show threadJosh BraunDec 9, 2022

@Chanders Well CBS News has suspended its use of Twitter for the time being. So I think they’re at least aware of the hazards to their brand, if not civil society.

Edit: Correction. As I learned in the replies, CBS News apparently hopped back on Twitter more or less instantaneously.

https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/cbs-news-pauses-twitter-posting-1235437572/amp/

CBS News Pauses Twitter Posts ‘In Light of Uncertainty’ Over Platform

UPDATE, Nov. 20, 6:45 a.m. PT: CBS News Resumes Twitter Posting After Hiatus Over ‘Security Concerns’ CBS News is halting its activity on Twitter over Elon Musk’s turbulent and potentially de…

Variety
Show threadPatrick LaForgeDec 9, 2022
@Chanders @josh That didn’t last; they’re back
Show threadChanders
@palafo since you are the only NYT journalist I know who is active on here - is this something that is getting talked about at all? Not even quitting TW but just an awareness of the nature of the platform they are on and the security of their data?
Dec 9, 2022 at 1:53pmWeb
Show threadPatrick LaForgeDec 9, 2022
@Chanders It seems to be a huge topic on Twitter today. I've been out of the newsroom for various reasons -- time off, illness -- so have not had much casual conversation about it. Increasingly we have viewed Twitter as a hellhole even before this. I have never considered DMs secure.
Show threadChandersDec 9, 2022
@palafo thanks and also I hope you are feeling better. I agree about DMs.