As Twitter burns we must not forget it is people that create social movements, not apps | Samantha Floreani

The dominant narrative is that all social media is bad, but this overlooks its powerful democratising and liberatory potential

The Twitter we once knew is dying. While the site is still functioning (for now), the signs of collapse are clear. The value of a social network is its users and the communities they build, so as Elon Musk burns trust and core users leave the platform in droves, Twitter as we knew it seems to be gasping its final breaths, even if the site itself manages to cling to life.

There is plenty to be said about the negatives of Twitter - many users did call it the hellsite" after all - and about the absolute fiasco that has been the month after Musk's takeover. But social media is complicated. As the site starts to circle the drain, many are reflecting on what made Twitter so special and what will be missed if it ceases to exist. The final act on Twitter might just be a crowdsourced Twitter eulogy.