Elon Musk’s half-baked Twitter takeover
November 9, 2022
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Episode 820 · November 9, 2022
Elon Musk’s half-baked Twitter takeover
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<p>Elon Musk says he plans to turn Twitter into his ideal version of a public square, and use it to advance the evolution of human communication.</p><p>But his vision of that public square also involves people paying to be prominent – and the public are not allowed to parody Musk, unless they clearly state they’re making a joke.</p><p>So what does the chaotic week at Twitter tell us about the world’s richest man, his ideas about speech and how far he’ll go to influence the way we communicate?</p><p>Today, author Elle Hardy, on Elon Musk’s attempt to engineer the truth.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>.</p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Journalist and author of <em>Beyond Belief</em>, Elle Hardy.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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