I think Trump now sort of believes in his act. He actually is embracing it and living it now, I guess. There's a point where it's not play acting. People tweet at me like, how could you spend your time years ago pushing this guy forward? Well, he was reasonably was brilliant. And then it just did. It feels Trumpy, but ultimately they believe it, right?
Twitter rose to prominence as a global public square that helped enable the Arab Spring, but Elon Musk has changed all that. The platform is complying with governments more, and a murky algorithm and blue check jungle makes it feel less relevant and less reliable than ever before.
Nayeema and Kara break down how the fruit has fallen and where it may eventually land (Yahoo Mail, anyone?) with Zoë Schiffer, managing editor of Platformer, and Ryan Mac, The New York Times’s tech and accountability reporter, who was among those banned by Musk back in December.
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