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Lauren Hodges

Misinformation threatens Twitter's function as a public safety tool

Though Twitter has temporarily suspended its new subscription service, experts say the damage to public trust in the platform may already be done. (David Odisho/Getty Images)

When Michele Rogosky heard about the shooting at The University of Virginia on Sunday night, she called her son right away, panicking. He's a student there, and she knew he liked to go to the gym late in the evening.

It turns out, he was sheltering in his apartment with his roommates, and knowing that helped her calm down. But the situation was precarious, with the suspect at large at the time, and little information available.

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