Elon Musk’s half-baked Twitter takeover

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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.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.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?Today, author Elle Hardy, on Elon Musk’s attempt to engineer the truth.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram.Guest: Journalist and author of Beyond Belief, Elle Hardy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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