{"id":1745123,"date":"2022-11-19T11:32:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T16:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1745123"},"modified":"2022-11-19T11:32:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T16:32:55","slug":"cbs-news-mocked-for-pausing-their-use-of-twitter-out-of-an-abundance-of-caution-the-tantrum-is-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-news-mocked-for-pausing-their-use-of-twitter-out-of-an-abundance-of-caution-the-tantrum-is-epic\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS News Mocked For Pausing Their Use Of Twitter \u2018Out Of An Abundance Of Caution\u2019: \u2018The Tantrum Is Epic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcbs-news-mocked-for-pausing-their-use-of-twitter-out-of-an-abundance-of-caution-the-tantrum-is-epic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1745123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CBS News was mocked online Friday evening after announcing that the network would pause their use of Twitter \u201cout of an abundance of caution\u201d as the social media platform goes through an intense period of change following Elon Musk\u2019s acquisition of the company.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as thousands of employees have either been forced out or chosen to resign instead of continue at Musk\u2019s new \u201cextremely hardcore\u201d Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News reporter Jonathan Vigliotti said on air, \u201cIn light of the uncertainty around Twitter and out of an abundance of caution, CBS News is pausing its activity on the social media site as it continues to monitor the platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CBS News and its owned and operated stations are \u201cpausing\u201d activity on Twitter; blaming \u201cuncertainty\u201d on the platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pv1gEQjQJH\">pic.twitter.com\/Pv1gEQjQJH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Lokay (@LokayFOX5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LokayFOX5\/status\/1593828049321361410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The network was widely mocked online following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Actor James Woods tweeted, \u201cYou\u2019ll be missed. You and the bubonic plaque.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere you as concerned when many journalists were completely shut down for reporting a true story?\u201d former journalist and professional baseball player Adam Housley tweeted. \u201cNo..no you weren\u2019t. This is typical self gratification and not a national or local news story. What a waste of 90 seconds\u2026or whatever time you give stories now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>YouTuber Tim Pool tweeted, \u201cThe tantrum is epic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSilly decision,\u201d journalist Yashar Ali tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce news orgs stop using Twitter most journos\/media folk will too,\u201d reporter Saman Shad tweeted. \u201cI mostly have used this platform for work \u2013 to find out what people are taking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPure idiocy from CBS News. Don\u2019t whine then about why people don\u2019t trust you when they can\u2019t find you in the 21st century\u2019s public square,\u201d NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck tweeted. \u201cCBS News quitting Twitter because they think @ElonMusk will allow hackers or something into their accounts is so weak. This is so stupid my head hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCBS\u2019s newscasts are firmly in third place behind ABC and NBC \u2014 @CBSMornings with Democratic donor Gayle King posing as a journalist and lead anchor plus @CBSEveningNews can\u2019t commit to an anchor or format,\u201d Houck added. \u201cThis won\u2019t help them at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese terms are acceptable,\u201d political commentator Stephen Miller mocked. \u201cTwitter does not belong to CBS news and they are going to learn this in a very hard way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS News was mocked online Friday evening after announcing that the network would pause their use of Twitter \u201cout of an abundance of caution\u201d as the social media platform goes through an intense period of change following Elon Musk\u2019s acquisition of the company. 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