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How has it failed as a platform for meaningful communication? Aren't you reporting its success in this area?

>>thesea+(OP)
People expressing something (sympathy, judgement, whatever) are crowding out the messages of people trying to co-ordinate requests for support and offers of support.

It's cool that the twitter user in Australia has a message of sympathy. But if you urgently need a safe place to stay in Paris, and you can't find the people making that offer, in a place meant for that offer, because the non-parisians are making too much noise, then that's a problem.

>>NickNa+v1
Ah. I misread OP's comment.

Yeah, that's bad situation.

>>thesea+74
The feature isn't easy to find but you can limit a hashtag search to tweets near you. On the results page, click on "More Options" and select "Near You."