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The future of Twitter

How will Elon Musk change the social media platform?

The Chief Executive of the social media company, Twitter, has acknowledged the company's future is uncertain after the board accepted a takeover offer from Elon Musk, the world's richest man. Mr Musk describes himself as a "free speech absolutist" and he says he will relax content restrictions on the platform - used by many celebrities, politicians, journalists and commentators. Some people have expressed their fears of a Musk takeover, which they say, will lead to an entirely ungoverned space - allowing propaganda, conspiracy theories and abuse to flourish. Others say they relish the prospect of the end of what they see censorship by a politically-correct West Coast tech elite. So what difference will Mr Musk's vision make to the Twitter user-experience? Will advertisers pay to be on a platform with more provocative content? And how much will change be constrained by the variety of rules governing digital media, around the world? Ritula Shah and a panel of guests discuss the future of Twitter.

Producers: Alba Morgade and Ellen Otzen

50 minutes

Last on

Sat 30 Apr 2022 14:06GMT

Contributors

Emily Bell - Director at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University
Kara Frederick - Director of the Tech Policy Center at The Heritage Foundation
Mark Scott -Β Chief Technology Correspondent at PoliticoΒ 
Also Featuring -Β 
Anna Soubry - Former Conservative MP in the British Parliament
Ross Gerber - CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management

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Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 Apr 2022 09:06GMT
  • Fri 29 Apr 2022 23:06GMT
  • Sat 30 Apr 2022 03:06GMT
  • Sat 30 Apr 2022 14:06GMT

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