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CURL: The Day I Got Something Wrong On Twitter And The Internet Exploded

Joseph Curl

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a rising star in the Democratic Party, and she’s got a huge edge over many of her colleagues: A savvy understanding of social media.

AOC, as she is known, is prolific, sending out dozens of tweets and retweets on Twitter each day, as well as posting on Facebook and Instagram. But on Sunday, she announced that she’s quitting Facebook and plans to cut back on all the others. “Social media poses a public health risk to everybody,” she said in a “Skullduggery” podcast. “I think it has effects on everybody — increased isolation, depression, anxiety, addiction, escapism.”

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