X employee Nikita deletes anonymity-defense tweet, drawing selective-dunking criticism
banteg · x · 2026-09-06
banteg amplified RNR0's callout that X employee Nikita Beer deleted a tweet defending the platform's anonymity value — arguing strangers can be easier to confide in than friends — and only selectively dunked on critics. The exchange highlights tension over what made X valuable, with the irony of it coming from an X employee.
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