In the weeks between election day and January 6th, Twitter moderated hundreds of tweets from just at real Donald Trump that violated various policies. Every morning, it was a new tweet recirculating some of the same narratives. All of it was focused on the ultimately false claim that the 2020 election had been stolen. So why did they act then? I mean, ultimately it's Jack Dorsey's responsibility. And by not stopping it, that's a decision in and of itself.
Elon Musk's Twitter is a spectacle, and the drama and meaning of the last six months is perhaps best unpacked by Yoel Roth. The company’s former head of trust and safety survived the early flood of firings and resignations — in fact, he was ascendant, in the early days of this new Twitter, and he became the face Musk presented to advertisers. Kara asks Roth whether he felt “used” by Musk and why — having been embraced by Elon’s inner circle — he ultimately decided to abandon Elon.
Before the interview, Kara and Nayeema weigh in on Elon Musk’s seeming needling of Tim Cook, and they discuss whether Apple has too much power. Stay tuned until the end for Kara’s rant on this very topic.
You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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