Sensing an imminent breakdown, communities mourn a bygone Twitter

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For a website with a user base known for its use of humor and irony during dark times, the tone on Twitter lately has been noticeably sentimental. Gregory Bull/AP

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Twitter’s recent trending hashtags, like #RIPTwitter and #TwitterDown, have signaled a virtual wake for the website as if it were already dead.

Users on the site have been steadily eulogizing the social network in the chaotic days since Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform. But the death knell sounded louder by Thursday,

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