PETER GRIFFIN: Citizen - the social media app for tumultuous times

PETER GRIFFIN: Citizen - the social media app for tumultuous times
Peter Griffin
As Twitter and Facebook grappled with how to deal with President Trump’s race-baiting posts another social media company’s moment quietly arrived. With demonstrations and riots breaking out all over the US, the Citizen app became the go-to source of information for people trying to navigate the chaos in their cities, racing up the charts to become one of the most downloaded apps in America. Citizen now has over 5 million active users. Last week, they posted videos of riot police in action and messages about where to avoid the torched cars...

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