[n0mn]

> It is the very fact that twitter is a public company to begin with, that is pushing it to extremes.

I would argue that the drift toward extremism has much more to do with the advertising revenue business model.

Content that enrages, engages. More user engagement = more revenue.

[SuoDuanDao]

yes, but being a public company prevents it from doing anything that deliberately lowers revenues. As a private company they'd be less beholden to advertisers.