What's Up With Twitter?
Twitter, which for years served as a home to wide ranging debates and progressive voices, may now be staking its future on embracing the far right. CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Twitter, which for years served as a home to wide ranging debates and progressive voices, may now be staking its future on embracing the far right.
CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty ImagesFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter did not go as planned. A series of awkward technical glitches delayed the event for about 20 minutes.
Nevertheless, it was still a big moment, not just for DeSantis, but for Twitter, too.
In fact, Desantis' announcement is just one example of how the social media platform has changed since Elon Musk took over the company.
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with writer Charlie Warzel, who has covered the platform for 15 years, about his latest piece in The Atlantic, "Twitter is a Far Right Social Network."
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This episode was produced by Michael Levitt, with audio engineering by Carleigh Strange. It was edited by Jeanette Woods and Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.