Twitter goes down, and it's probably for the best

Twitter finally struck a blow against doomscrolling.  Everyone's favorite time suck went down Thursday afternoon, preventing — at least at the time of this writing — its users both from tweeting and from reading about how the world is crumbling around themAccording to Downdetector, which is owned by Mashable parent company Ziff Davis, reports of problems began trickling in around 2:12 PST.  Blinking twice for help. Image: screenshot / twitter We reached out to Twitter for comment, but received no immediate response.  Oops. Image: screenshot / twitter So enjoy your freedom from the never-ending onslaught of bad news while it lasts because it certainly won't last long.  Read more...More about Twitter, Social Media, Tech, and Big Tech Companies