Episode 204

Squawk And Settle. The Emperor's New Clothes

Published on: 4th May, 2022

The Tweety bird could get some new feathers if prospective owner Elon Musk gets a Like from the SEC. Will it happen? What can we expect from a Twitter under the rule of its greatest shitposter?

Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury

Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9

Episode Sources: 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/25/twitter-elon-musk-buy-takeover-deal-tesla

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/business/trump-truth-social-elon-musk.html

https://twitter.com/rbreich/status/1513999754480345089

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/12/elon-musk-internet-twitter

https://twitter.com/DonLemonTonight/status/1518797990302994432?s=20&t=tVRv3z3jGQw7yFowz5VVGA

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/opinion/musk-twitter-trump.html?searchResultPosition=1

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/26/twitter-44bn-elon-musk-users-investors

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-18/elon-musk-in-defense-of-the-tesla-ceo-s-managerial-excellence

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-elon-musk-bought-twitter/amp

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/25/twitter-elon-musk-buy-takeover-deal-tesla

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/apr/26/elon-musk-twitter-donald-trump-katie-hopkins

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/26/twitter-elon-musk-ill-advised-tweet-angry

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-twitter-privacy-anonymity/ 

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