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Here you go.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/06/08/the-twitter-devolution/

See also...

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/06/evalu...

And these lies, of course, were spread by the social media platforms themselves and their PR departments.

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Why did you trust what The Atlantic and Foreign Policy had to say at the time? Anyone can tell you anything ; that's no reason to take them so seriously you're disappointed if events years later show their claims to be wrong.
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It’s just an example that there exists a “they” that were making these claims.
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Goalpost moving > No one said this > They said this > Ok but why did you believe them
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Yes, this is known as manufacturing consent.
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Social media was about staying in touch. Whether that was about your friends and family (Facebook) or your city / neighborhood (Twitter). Algorithmic feeds are what poisoned the well.
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You're thinking of social networking. Social media is about consumption.
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