ESPN MLB reporter Jeff Passan has begun pushing some of his breaking news stories on his Instagram in addition to his Twitter account after noting the social media platform’s instability.
In a tweet on Saturday, November 12th, Passan shared that the Houston Astros and reliever Rafael Montero had agreed to a new contract, with details on his Instagram page. In a follow up message, Passan said “I have no idea if Twitter is going to be around today, tomorrow, next week, next year” and said he wanted fans to have a “break-glass-in-case-of-emergency-plan”, should the worst happen on Twitter.
Many accused Passan of grandstanding, and “virtue signaling” for “boycotting” a platform now owned by Elon Musk. There have been unsubstantiated reports of Twitter’s volatility under Musk’s ownership.
Last week, though, Passan continued posting breaking news to his Instagram account.
Passan appears to be the first ESPN news breaker to make a shift, however slight, to an alternate platform from Twitter.
