Over the weekend, thanks largely to amplification on Twitter, MAGA-hatted high-school kids from Kentucky — and whether they did or did not harass a Native American elder during a march in Washington — eclipsed all other news. At first, the Twitter mob went after the kids from Covington Catholic High School. Then, as more details of the incident emerged, a mob went after the people who’d gone after the kids.
Yup, sounds like Twitter. And you know what Twitter got out of all these threats, disinformation, and callouts about threats and disinformation? Engagement, which helps to sell data to advertisers. And that money will help to create more hostility and disinformation. It's what they call a "virtuous cycle" in the industry.