Twitter played a role in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank—new research
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Social media provides both a forum for communication and a public signal about what a bank’s customers believe. That means Twitter can facilitate coordination in real-time. CU expert Tony Cookson and an Arizona State University colleague discuss in The Conversation's Research Brief series.