Some big Twitter accounts use a practice called "video embedding" which allows them to repost the videos other people have posted without directly referencing the original thread where that video was posted. With few exceptions this is bad behavior. Let me explain why. 1/
Video embedding provides the most minimal attribution possible for resharing a video while stripping the video from the original context. It also forks social media reposts away from the original source of the video and toward the person embedding the video. 2/
Stripping away context and siphoning views does a disservice to journalists who work hard on the ground. It also requires more effort than a simple quote tweet. The only reason embedding may make sense is to correct disinfo. If you embed, stop, and unfollow those who do. 3/
If you don't know what video embedding looks like, here's a sample. The minimal attribution here is allowed to happen without approval and does not directly link back to the thread where this video originally appeared. It's a bad practice. Criticize those who do it habitually. 4/ 
To those who try to deflect this criticism by pointing to the minor attribution, here's what one large account owner said when I noted they had retweeted someone who I didn't approve of their use of my video. 5/
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