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Podcast: Americast
Episode: What to X-pect from Elon Musk in 2025
Description: Over the course of 2024, X has changed from what Elon Musk once described as a “digital town square,” to a platform that seems to reward users with more extreme political views.
Marianna focuses on individual X users who have shot to prominence, and are emblematic of the changes and their consequences. What makes some X users particularly successful, why does it matter, and what are the implications for other platforms?
We also look at Elon Musk’s role, and what his game plan could be in 2025 with X. HOSTS:
• Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
• Marianna Spring, Disinformation and Social Med...