Elon Musk Buys Twitter: A Win for Free Speech or Something More Sinister?

Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion dollars. Los and Bertram debate if this is a triumph for free speech, or if something far more sinister is at play. Thank you for listening. We love you! Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to this pod. Don't forget—it's a Mad Mad World! Follow us on social media: Instagram: @madmadworldpod Reddit: r/madmadworldpod Email us: hello@madmadworldpod.com Sources for this episode: https://www.vox.com/recode/23041717/twitter-musk-business-plan-peter-kafka-column (Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Now what? | Vox) https://www.vox.com/recode/23042878/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech (Even Elon Musk doesn’t know what he means by free speech | Vox) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uvUv8zIEh0 (How Elon Musk Plans to Change Twitter | WSJ - YouTube) https://www.wfp.org/appeal-billionaires-famine (A one-time appeal to billionaires to help fight famine | World Food Programme) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/elon-musk-un-world-hunger-famine/#:~:text=Billionaire%20Elon%20Musk%20challenged%20the,to%20produce%20a%20detailed%20plan. (How billionaire Elon Musk’s fortune could end world hunger | World Economic Forum) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2kDM (Elon Musk talks Twitter, Tesla and how his brain works — live at TED2022 - YouTube (Twitter talk starts at 11:48)) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech-first-amendment/629721/ (Elon Musk Is Right That Twitter Should Follow the First Amendment | The Atlantic) https://naacp.org/articles/naacps-message-elon-musk (NAACP's Message to Elon Musk | NAACP) https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3471557-elon-musks-twitter-free-speech-mirage/ (Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘free speech’ mirage | The Hill) https://time.com/6172259/elon-musk-twitter-india-tesla-free-speech/ (Tesla’s Ambitions in India Will Test Elon Musk’s Commitment to 'Free Speech' | TIME) https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/w