New from me on how Facebook and Twitter and the dangerous “newsworthiness” loophole that lets public figures act recklessly. Platforms claim it’s in the public interest. Maybe. But newsworthiness is a choice masquerading as an inevitability.

New from me on how Facebook and Twitter and the dangerous “newsworthiness” loophole that lets public figures act recklessly.

Platforms claim it’s in the public interest. Maybe. But newsworthiness is a choice masquerading as an inevitability. https://t.co/XtkjOKaqxA

— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) January 8, 2020