[lordnacho]

Just like you need water, you need to participate in society. For instance you need to know that there's a virus out there that experts think is quite serious, and you need to know what everyone else thinks the right response is.

[jonathanstrange]

You're not answering to his point, though. Anyone can know all this without posting "...insane conspiracy theories about microchipped pedophiles who want to eat your brains."

[lordnacho]

No, you can't. Someone's gotta make all that news for you to read, and they have to be able to disseminate it in a way that makes it louder than all the conspiracies, or else you will also not know the truth from the lies.

Without water you'll die. Without the facts that lady got herself killed the other day.

[jonathanstrange]

Your answer does not address what I wrote or OP's point.

[wilsynet]

You can watch the news and read a newspaper. You don’t need Twitter to tell you there’s a virus out there.

[josefx]

The first COVID news spread over wechat, while the chinese government was still claiming that there was nothing to worry about. So yes we needed twitter and its alternatives to know about it.

[mensetmanusman]

The news told these people they need to go fight in the middle east and ‘Defend Freedom’ because Saddam has nukes. That ship has unfortunately sailed.

[maccard]

Tarring all news outlets with the same brush isn't helpful here. Twitter, Facebook, HN, reddit, you name it, have all had their fair share of sending an unjustified angry mob at someone.