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by inglor_cz 1919 days ago
That is a possible explanation, a tax to be left alone. A protection racket of sorts.

The thing is, classical mob that collects "pizzo" money is vertically structured and can actually promise the payer real safety in exchange for money paid. That is not the case of the Twitter mob, anyone can start a shitstorm against anyone else.