Is Twitter Ready For Musk Mandates?

Gabey Goh, Associate Director & Innovation Content and Tech Observer, TBWA Asia | Michael Caster, Asia Digital Programme Manager, Article 19

26-Apr-22 18:00

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Elon Musk has finally succeeded in purchasing twitter for $44 billion after much back and forth with the social media company. First, we unpack what this move would mean for the tech world. Then, we get into how it would affect freedom of speech as well as the way we use social media in the future.

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