Why is the journalistic standard to embed tweets (xeets?) instead of using screenshots?

An embedded tweet can be deleted, and depends on X supporting the functionality. If editing is ever introduced on the platform, it would permanently break all past articles that don’t have an independent record of the tweet (such as a full quote in the article or a screenshot). X can potentially (and maybe does) embed tracking features.

It seems like there are a lot of good reasons not to use embedded tweets, but almost every news source does it this way. Is there a good reason why?

  • gregorumEnglish
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    11 months ago

    a hostile tantrum over a word they didn’t understand “makes sense to you?”

    clearly you’ve just come here to pick fights and troll, so your opinion holds little value.

      • gregorumEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        “how dare you defend yourself against my attacks!”

        with that sort of absurd reasoning and bullying, you’re surprised i hold no value in your opinion? lmao

          • gregorumEnglish
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            11 months ago

            you can’t even tell the difference between a disagreement and bullying, and you wonder why your opinion holds no value? lol

              • gregorumEnglish
                1·
                11 months ago

                Reasonable people can disagree without tantrums and bullying. You can’t. And you wonder why your opinion hold no value? Lol