&gt; In fact, many places in the world did need twitter: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Twitter_Revolution" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Twitter_Revolution</a><p>LOL, sure as hell. Twitter was blocked in most of these countries (and Turkey too). The outcry was huge, but guess what... They &#x27;survived&#x27;.<p>Twitter is just a medium. The <i>preferred</i> medium for some. There are countless alternatives nowadays, no one needs twitter.