Is Twitter too big to fail?

Twitter wants to be a gigantic forum for everyone. But John Herman argues that a forum of this scale has perverse and dangerous consequences.

Is Twitter too big to fail?

Twitter wants to be a gigantic forum for everyone. But John Herman argues that a forum of this scale has perverse and dangerous consequences.

In late July, US President Donald Trump aimed his Twitter account at the platform itself: “Twitter ‘SHADOW BANNING’ prominent Republicans,” he wrote. “Not good.”

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