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Twitter's uncertain future

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman explains some of the vulnerabilities that could knock the blue bird off its perch.

There’s been a lot of people saying goodbye on twitter recently. The hashtag "RIP Twitter" has been trending, and lots of the site's users are scrambling to download their data, with some sharing alternative places to find them. Twitter's new boss Elon Musk, who’s never one to ignore a trend, even tweeted a meme of a gravestone with the Twitter logo on it.

So - are we about to see the end of Twitter-as-we-know-it? How did we get here? And how, if it does happen, could the platform meet its demise?

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman answers 5 Questions on Twitter's uncertain future.

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