Duh! Twitarrati has field day with the hoax #SaveTwitter

By KS Aditya RaoFirst Published Aug 15, 2016, 8:01 AM IST
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The hashtag '#SaveTwitter' took the Internet by a storm on Thursday after the rumours of the micro-blogging website, Twitter, being shut down forever started to float.

 

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Twitter was accused of failing to tackle the 'abusive' content on the website. The allegations of Twitter not being able to maintain the right balance between free speech/expression and blocking abusive/violent content led to the emergence of hashtag '#SaveTwitter'.

 

However, Twitter was prompt to react on the issue and said in an official statement that, the news website shutting down was a hoax.

 

Meanwhile, the Twitterati, as always took the opportunity to troll the hashtag '#SaveTwitter' itself. Here are a few tweets that had us in splits:

apparently twitter is being shut down for bullying? yet I don't see no schools being closed, because of bullying. l o l. #SaveTwitter

— Pexcel (@PexceI) August 11, 2016

 

Just saved twitter.

You're welcome...#savetwitter pic.twitter.com/kcCoIETkHm

— Superman (@SupermanTweets) August 11, 2016

 

When you realise if Twitter shuts down you'll have go outside to find out what's going on in the world #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/tj0RCq1zEY

— Dan Price (@hellodanprice) August 11, 2016

 

If Twitter shuts down we will all have to actually do something with our lives.... #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/Va2g8xswoJ

— mya/89 (@ColleensAnatomy) August 11, 2016

 

Me: *Logs on to Twitter*
Me: * Clicks on #SaveTwitter Hashtag*
Twitter: pic.twitter.com/AoK7fBClZg

— I H Laking (@IHLaking) August 11, 2016

 

When you find out Twitter might be shut down 😤 #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/pdtmW1iSEz

— Henry Gallagher (@HenryGallagherx) August 11, 2016

 

Wait, did anyone else see this? #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/bHLfGgpxq4

— Fred Pye (@NoughtPointFour) August 11, 2016

 

RT to make sure Twitter doesn't get shut down #SaveTwitter 😳🙃 pic.twitter.com/ckub1fx8q6

— Kai Knight (@kaiknightt) August 11, 2016

 

click me!