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World
What Twitter Can Learn From Quakers
For what feels like ages, we’ve been told that Twitter is, or needs to be, the world’s town square. That was Dick Costolo’s line in 2013, when he was Twitter’s chief executive (“We think of it as the global town square”), and Jack Dorsey, one of ...
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World
A Political Theory of King Elon Musk
Populism in Western politics is not a pre-theorized worldview. It emerged from inchoate grievances rather than existing ideologies, and the theorists have been chasing after it ever since. The chasers include populism’s would-be friends ...
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Business
Critics Say Musk Has Revealed Himself as a Conservative. It’s Not So Simple.
Elon Musk has tweeted about political topics regularly since taking over Twitter, often belittling some liberal causes. But what he stands for remains largely unclear.
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Business
Twitter’s Rivals Try to Capitalize on Musk-Induced Chaos
New start-ups and other social platforms sense opportunity as Twitter grapples with changes from Elon Musk, its new owner.
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Business
Oil Climbs as Western Nations Single Out Russia
Energy traders pushed crude prices higher on Monday following Europe’s embargo of seaborne Russian crude and a price cap by Group of 7 nations went into effect.
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Business
Elon Musk, Matt Taibbi, and a Very Modern Media Maelstrom
A release of internal documents from Twitter set off intense debates in the intersecting worlds of media, politics and tech.
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Business
Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find
Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said.
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Business
Kanye West Is Suspended From Twitter After Posting a Swastika
The tweet was deleted before the rapper’s account was shut down. Twitter’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said the post violated a rule against inciting violence.
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Business
Elon Musk Takes on a Goliath
The Twitter owner’s latest fight is a big one: the market dominance of Apple’s App Store.
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World
Elon Musk Takes On Apple’s Power, Setting Up a Clash
In a series of tweets on Monday, Mr. Musk accused Apple of threatening to pull Twitter from its App Store and of trying to censor.
