ELON MUSK OWNS TWITTER | Demands, Robber Barons, and Mass Hysteria (VL733)

Well it happened. Our long national nightmare is over (or is it just beginning?), as social media platform is under new management - that of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

What does the future hold for Twitter? A lot of people have A LOT of thoughts. Let's discuss.

When in doubt, a Ghostbusters quote often says it best...in Virtual Legality.

#elonmusk #twitter #speech

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*** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:20 Buyout Complete 02:25 A Word to Advertisers 08:15 Mass Hysteria 10:00 Reversing Policies and Firing Management 14:25 Employee Demands 27:54 The New Robber Baron? 36:53 Conclusion

*** Discussed in this episode:

PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_O52bErVCYZfVYMgVgu3nX

TWEETS https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585841080431321088

https://twitter.com/ThierryBreton/status/1585902196864045056

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585966869122457600

https://twitter.com/drewharwell/status/1585992178643439618

https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/1585838262173675520

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1585817494106906624

ARTICLES https://www.nationalreview.com/news/elon-musk-to-reverse-lifetime-bans-for-twitter-users/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/20/musk-twitter-acquisition-staff-cuts/

https://time.com/6224380/elon-musk-twitter-open-letter/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/opinion/elon-musk-twitter-purchase-robber-baron.html

MUSK MESSAGE TO ADVERTISERS https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585619322239561728

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