

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
2023-10-10 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 8.2
Compulsive Twitterer, Elon Musk bought himself his favorite social network in 2022, and brutally shaped it according to his desires. This punchy investigation relates the stormy relations between the platform and the billionaire, and their impact on the public debate.
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