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Musk sinks his teeth into Twitter
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42 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2022
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This week, Eric Kohn and Dan Hugger discuss Elon Musk’s finalized takeover of Twitter. Can he make it better? Is it possible to make Twitter better? Perhaps more important to Musk, can he make it profitable? And will Musk’s acquisition change the nature of the platform in how it serves as a public salon for the media elite? Then the guys discuss the presidential election in Brazil. What does the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro mean for Brazil and for the rise of populist leaders worldwide?
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Elon Musk Is Said to Have Ordered Job Cuts Across Twitter | New York Times
Elon Musk says Twitter blue tick to be revamped | BBC
Twitter will be no worse with owner Elon Musk, and probably no better | Eric Kohn, Acton Institute
Brazil Elects Lula, a Leftist Former Leader, in a Rebuke of Bolsonaro | New York Times
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Elon Musk Is Said to Have Ordered Job Cuts Across Twitter | New York Times
Elon Musk says Twitter blue tick to be revamped | BBC
Twitter will be no worse with owner Elon Musk, and probably no better | Eric Kohn, Acton Institute
Brazil Elects Lula, a Leftist Former Leader, in a Rebuke of Bolsonaro | New York Times
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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