I think a lot of them use it to maintain a network, both of people they've been personally acquainted with, and with various professionals, and with people referred to them by the above. I could chat with someone telling me they're a Hong Kong protestor in 5 minutes too, but I wouldn't be able to ascertain quickly if that's who they really were, because I haven't maintained a personal network that I can reach out to for quick, reliable referrals.
CNN, like MSNBC, is not even trying to do real journalism.
I think a lot of them use it to maintain a network, both of people they've been personally acquainted with, and with various professionals, and with people referred to them by the above. I could chat with someone telling me they're a Hong Kong protestor in 5 minutes too, but I wouldn't be able to ascertain quickly if that's who they really were, because I haven't maintained a personal network that I can reach out to for quick, reliable referrals.
CNN, like MSNBC, is not even trying to do real journalism.