Libby Cohen is a third-year University of Texas student originally from New Jersey. She has written for ORANGE Magazine, the Daily Texan, and most recently interned for 1010 WINS in NYC. She s now back in Austin writing for the Texas Standard and the Daily Dot. Advertisement Hide
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Due to the audio-centric nature of Spaces, many people have compared the feature to Clubhouse, an exclusive chatroom-like app. But, unlike Clubhouse, Spaces will soon be available to a larger group of people.
Here’s what we know about Twitter Spaces.
What are Twitter Spaces?
The new feature brings a chatroom like space to Twitter. Up to 10 members can chat with text, audio messages, and emoji reactions.
It looks like an add-on to Fleets (another new tool that Twitter added in November). Fleets are 24 hour stories, similar to Snapchat or Instagram, that appear at the top of user’s feed. Spaces will also join Fleets at the top of Twitter’s interface.
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Back when it was still possible, in 2015, President Donald Trump shocked the internet by attending an interview hosted by one of the most famous right-wing conspiracy theorists. In return, Trump received four years of adulation from conspiratorial fellows, who engaged with and entertained his every single unsubstantiated screed. Advertisement Hide
It was this public appearance that, though brief, built the foundation of disinformation and internet conspiracies perpetrated by Alex Jones and Roger Stone. It all came in service of a president who led this nation to the precipice.
Jones hosted Trump on his talk show, the
Alex Jones Show, in the months before Trump locked up the 2016 Republican primary. The interview brought recognition to Jones and his conspiracy-driven ideas. Ever since, Jones has furiously defended Trump, right up until the very end, even attending last week’s Capitol riot. And it was one key po
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QAnon-related items will no longer be available for purchase on the world’s largest retail site. The move comes alongside bans and removal of far-right content on sites like Twitter and Facebook. Advertisement Hide
The sites have used the raid on the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters as justification for the bans.
QAnon supporters were among the thousands that participated in the riot in Washington, D.C.. Q fans follow the conspiracies spread online by an anonymous person named Q. The conspiracy theory ferevently supports President Donald Trump and other far-right ideals.
Prior to Amazon’s removal, QAnon books did relatively well on the retail site. Amazon also sold items like T-shirts and other souvenirs.