Twitter / X is being flooded with clips from video games being passed off as footage from Gaza.
With the gutting of its trust and safety team, and payouts to accounts based on engagement, Twitter / X now rewarding trolls, clout-chasers and their clueless enablers -- with what looks like less oversight than ever from anyone inside the company.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/arma-3-video-game-clips-israel-hamas-conflict-1234849405/
Christopher Mims /
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2023-10-09 20:38:06
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