Twitter in the Time of Elon Musk

<p>It was long awaited, and some doubted that it would ever come to pass, but last week, the tech billionaire Elon Musk officially took over Twitter.</p><p>The platform was once the place of underdogs, a public square that allowed users to challenge the moneyed and powerful. Is that about to change?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/kevin-roose?smid=pc-thedaily">Kevin Roose</a>, a technology columnist for The New York Times, and co-host of the Times podcast “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork?smid=pc-thedaily">Hard Fork</a>.”</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>A decade ago, Twitter was a tool for rebels and those challenging authority. But over time,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/technology/musk-twitter-legacy.html"> the powerful learned how to use it for their own goals</a>.</li><li>Mr. Musk and a group of his advisers have been<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/31/technology/elon-musk-twitter-control.html"> meeting with company executives</a>, working on layoffs, ordering up product changes, talking with advertisers and reviewing content moderation policies.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>