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It would create widespread confusion in at least two of its principal rivals, the UK and US, and slow their ability to react.

Crazy thought: if there was to be a major event (say a Russian invasion of Ukraine) would taking down Twitter, which seems to have a high proportion of journalists and politicians on it, not be a smart move? The few hours of confusion it would buy might be valuable.

It’s most likely just a run-of-the-mill outage, but the thought crossed my mind.