As soon as a Brazilian judge suspended the use of X (formerly Twitter) in the country last month, the buzz in the sports world was about an event that was coming up on Friday: the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers game.
How would beat writers for those teams tweet out info before, during and after the game if the app is banned and you can’t use a VPN to get around it (there are fines if you do)?
The answer: you either don’t tweet, you use another social media site (Threads, Instagram, etc), you create a live blog … or you let your family member do it for you when you send messages to them.
The wives of the Philadelphia beat reporters tweeting for them back in Philly/NJ because their husbands aren't allowed to tweet in Brazil may be my favorite sidebar story of the week. I hope they let it rip tonight. #Eagles #Packers
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) September 6, 2024
It’s been real, Twitter.
I’ll post scenes from tomorrow’s practice, Friday’s game and elsewhere in Brazil on my Instagram story (@mattschneidman).
As for written content and updates, The Athletic will have a live blog starting tomorrow morning where you can find all that. pic.twitter.com/6gH8B4xxBe
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 5, 2024
No Twitter/X in Brazil so follow me on Threads or IG: https://t.co/vm2q8xD40n
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) September 1, 2024
Btw, we’re controlling Zach’s twitter account while he’s in Brazil. He might miss twitter more than he misses us! pic.twitter.com/xX5vIS5PEM
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) September 4, 2024
Good work, all.
