Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

X has been nothing short of an exercise in brand destruction. However, despite all the drama, it still stands, it still exists, and it remains relevant.

And I blame the media. Politicians continue to post, and the media continue to quote them from twitter. I think it's shameful that politicians and other officials are using twitter as some sort of official media/announcement platform.

In my own African country twitter has become the de-facto channel for various updates and announcements by various state organs and officials. Makes it even worse when you consider the majority of the population has no reliable way to access this information.

And now its locked behind a user account! And it's owned by a potentially rival politician!

I've been able to access posts for a while now without logging in, I think that might have changed when they got rid of blocking.