@taylorlorenz Yes, the days of using Twitter to understand what's actually happening on the ground during a major event are clearly over.
Underscores the need for 1) more adoption of the social web so there are more posts from people on the ground and 2) mechanics, incentives and designs for #ActivityPub based services which magnify the reach of posts from trusted users while specifically not magnifying posts from known bad actors, bots and spammers.