The people you followed shared that content. Not sure it's twitters fault here. Why follow or continue to follow tech leaders who post content you find offensive?
It is because on twitter, your favorite tech person can mostly tweet boring tech stuff, but will be unable to resist, like the rest of us on twitter, retweeting the inflammatory extremist tweets when they show up in their own feed.
I am more and more convinced that one of the root issues with the current state of Twitter is the retweet button. So easy to spread misinformation when you can act on impulse.
Agreed, add a barrier. I have been tempted to retweet false tweets too cause they enrage you and you want to do something. But I had a rule, never retweet a tweet within an hour of reading it.
I don't think these people really go out of their way, but when they see something that confirms their preexisting biases, they are tempted to retweet immediately.
I am more and more convinced that one of the root issues with the current state of Twitter is the retweet button. So easy to spread misinformation when you can act on impulse.