CNN's John Sutter says he thinks more media organizations are going to leave Twitter. NPR CEO said the network will de-emphasize Twitter because it isn't used by most Americans, drives little traffic and no longer has public service relevance that it once had. He also believes every reporter who is still on the service will have a clown badge next to their username.
Aric Toler untangles the web of teens, gamers and memes at the heart of the latest intelligence scandal.
Then, an update on Twitter — where things have gone from bad to worse.
Plus: How A.I. is bringing us closer to “Westworld.”
On today’s episode:
Aric Toler is the director of research and training at Bellingcat, the Dutch investigative site. He worked with journalists at The New York Times to identify the man who allegedly leaked top secret documents on Discord, a social media chat platform.
Twitter took steps to block Substack newsletters from circulating on the platform after Substack, a publishing start-up, started a Twitter-like service.