Land of the Giants   /     Havoc On the Platform, and Off

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Twitter employees had always imagined the platform would be used for social good. Their idea was that free expression on the internet would lead to good things. But after the 2016 U.S. election, that notion would be put under stress. And Twitter would have to grapple with the question: what happens when its powerful superuser - who also happens to be the most powerful person in the world - creates havoc on the platform? Hosted by Peter Kafka (@pkafka) Be the first to hear next week's episode by following Land of the Giants on your favorite podcast app Follow @voxdotcom for more coverage of X/Twitter and Big Tech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Duration
2975
Publishing date
2023-11-08 09:00
Contributors
  Vox
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Twitter employees had always imagined the platform would be used for social good. Their idea was that free expression on the internet would lead to good things. But after the 2016 U.S. election, that notion would be put under stress. And Twitter would have to grapple with the question: what happens when its powerful superuser - who also happens to be the most powerful person in the world - creates havoc on the platform?

  • Hosted by Peter Kafka (@pkafka)
  • Be the first to hear next week's episode by following Land of the Giants on your favorite podcast app
  • Follow @voxdotcom for more coverage of X/Twitter and Big Tech

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices