January 31 was nearly two months ago, and a lot has happened since then.
So, naturally, Vox is adapting to these changing times.
Unfortunately, in doing so, they’ve only compounded their utter beclownment:
We have deleted a tweet from Jan 31 that no longer reflects the current reality of the coronavirus story. For the latest on Vox's coverage please go here: https://t.co/fNRKMBskn1
— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 24, 2020
Which tweet would that be, Vox?
A screenshot showing exactly which tweet you're talking about would have gone a long way into combating misinformation. Right now nobody knows WHICH info no longer reflects the current reality.
— quarantaster (@neontaster) March 24, 2020
Seriously. How about some more information, Vox?
No? OK, then. Guess it’s up to us to figure it out.
this one? https://t.co/q37Q2NgylJ pic.twitter.com/RY5oUWesTU
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 24, 2020
At least they are owning up to it. But full disclosure would include a screenshot for posterity, so I have happily provided it! https://t.co/q37Q2NgylJ pic.twitter.com/bmIob252uR
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 24, 2020
“Owning up to it” actually seems pretty generous a description for what Vox is doing. Seems more like they’re doing the bare minimum to acknowledge a major mistake and hoping as few people as possible take notice.
it's kind of odd it took this long to delete given that by Feb. 3, it was already looking outdated:https://t.co/pvkdFWYeye
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 24, 2020
What can you say? Vox gonna Vox.
We were wrong so we’re just memory holing it. Great work team @ezraklein
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 24, 2020
Roll that days without a Vox screw up calendar back to 0 https://t.co/lljPfYg2Dn
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 24, 2020
Maybe just keep it at 0, just to be safe.
Cool now you just need to delete your account. pic.twitter.com/GexOuJUqff
— Tizok (@PixelBuff) March 24, 2020
Y'all may need to learn another profession that incorporates writing in a specific language to make computer programs work.
— Rascal Deese (@RascalDeese) March 24, 2020
