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Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
Book • 2024
Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter chronicles the tumultuous takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, detailing the financial, social, and political consequences of his actions.
The book, based on over 150 hours of interviews and extensive research, paints a vivid picture of Musk's volatile leadership, the mass layoffs, policy changes, and the resurgence of hate speech and misinformation on the platform.
It also explores the broader implications of Musk's actions on public discourse, democracy, and the intersection of tech, wealth, and far-right politics.
The book, based on over 150 hours of interviews and extensive research, paints a vivid picture of Musk's volatile leadership, the mass layoffs, policy changes, and the resurgence of hate speech and misinformation on the platform.
It also explores the broader implications of Musk's actions on public discourse, democracy, and the intersection of tech, wealth, and far-right politics.
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as the author of the book.


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as a book about Elon Musk and Twitter.


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as a great book about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.


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as a book co-authored by 

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as a new book with revealing details about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.


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as the book that unpacks Elon Musk’s personal and political midlife crisis.

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as an impressively detailed account of Elon Musk's impact on Twitter.

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as a book co-written about Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter.


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as a book about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.

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as being co-written by 

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as essential reading to understand the current moment.

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