The Sometimes Circular Logic of Twitter’s Trending Timeline

The Sometimes Circular Logic of Twitter’s Trending Timeline
If you see a celebrity trending, don’t automatically assume they died. It might just be their birthday.
Whitson Gordon
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Published inOneZero
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6 min read·
Aug 23, 2019
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Photo by freestocks.org on UnsplashEvery time a celebrity’s name pops up in Twitter’s trending timeline, I like to play a little game: are they actually dead, or, did they make a politically controversial statement…
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Written by Whitson Gordon
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