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Weekly survey: Will Elon Musk be good for Twitter?
The big buzz in the social media industry this past week was Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter for $44 billion.
I like Twitter a lot. I have used it as a source for breaking news and to broadcast my own news from this site. Yes, there are plenty of trolls and bots that screw things up, but overall, Twitter is a useful town square for news, opinion, and reaction.
Elon has all sorts of plans for Twitter – including some vaguely worded “free speech” stuff – and many of them sound great when blushing at first. But as you begin to understand the possible effects, there may be reason to worry about the future of Twitter.
So here is the question: https://twitter.com/alancross/status/1521105122234933249