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by crazygringo 1030 days ago
Tweets are embedded in tons of news articles as primary sources, and often require the image to make sense. Like it or not, Twitter is a primary source for a significant proportion of history worldwide, as it contains a lot of first-person reporting and evidence.

Twitter's not just about documenting what you had for breakfast; it's also about documenting civil war atrocities.