Elon Musk promoted himself from avid Twitter person to main stakeholder on Monday. Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX co-founder, who has over 80 million followers on the platform, now additionally owns a 9.2 p.c stake in Twitter, making him the corporate’s largest shareholder. And by the point the corporate introduced his appointment to the board on Tuesday, the web was already speculating concerning the sorts of adjustments that Musk may affect. “He could make suggestions on the board conferences, however what he actually has is mushy energy,” the tech reporter Casey Newton tells Kara Swisher.
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On this dialog, Kara and Newton debrief how Musk’s infamy will contribute to his presence at Twitter. They talk about the potential for an edit button on the positioning, in addition to how Musk’s relationship with the C.E.O., Parag Agrawal, and the co-founder Jack Dorsey would possibly have an effect on the path of the corporate. And so they discuss whether or not Musk will push for Twitter to replatform Donald Trump.
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“Sway” is produced by Nayeema Raza, Blakeney Schick, Daphne Chen, Caitlin O’Keefe and Wyatt Orme, and edited by Nayeema Raza; fact-checking by Kate Sinclair and Mary Marge Locker; music and sound design by Isaac Jones; mixing by Carole Sabouraud and Sonia Herrero; viewers technique by Shannon Busta. Particular because of Kristin Lin and Kristina Samulewski.
