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  • 2016-08-11 (xsd:date)
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  • #SaveTwitter? Social Media Network Not Shutting Down in 2017 (en)
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  • On 11 August 2016, the hashtag #SaveTwitter began trending on Twitter along with claims that the social media site was shutting down in 2017 due to cyber bullying: These rumors were unfounded. Twitter has not announced they will be shutting down their online social networking service in 2017. While we haven't been able to determine exactly how this rumor got started, a possible scenario has emerged. Twitter user @BradTheLagLong posted the hashtag #savetwitter along with a message about cyber bullying shortly before the hashtag went viral: Shortly after this message was posted, a picture of text blaming @BradTheLadLong for prompting Twitter to shut down began circulating These messages were sent around the same time that Twitter experienced an issue with follower counts and retweets: A story painting a dim financial picture for the social media site was also published a few days before the #savetwitter hashtag went viral: BizJournals wrote on 8 August 2016 that a struggling Twitter was subleasing space at its San Francisco headquarters. While Twitter explained in a statement that we’re always looking at ways to use our office spaces more efficiently and effectively, at least one user shared that story along with the #savetwitter hashtag: A viral tweet about cyberbullying, a brief hiccup with follower counts, and a news article about a struggling Twitter seemed to have merged to create a false rumor that Twitter would soon be closing up shop. Twitter has taken steps to address cyberbullying, but the company has not announced any plans to shut down completely over the issue: (en)
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