Old Teen Tweets End Careers

Local reporters are again mining decade‑old teenage social posts and employers are quickly firing newly announced hires. Even when the posts predate adulthood and later behavior shows change, organizations often treat them as disqualifying, creating a predictable cycle of digging, disclosure, and dismissal. — This dynamic reshapes hiring risk, incentivizes corporate risk‑avoidance over rehabilitation, and weaponizes archival social media in cultural and electoral battles.