
48. Eli Lilly Catches the Twitter Blues
11/15/22 • 40 min
With the introduction of Twitter Blue allowing people to get verified by paying $8, impersonation accounts have been popping up. One of the companies hit with impersonators was Eli Lilly and Co. where an impersonator tweeted claiming Insulin was free. The resulting backlash cost the company an estimated 20 billion dollars in market cap.
The team discusses the implications of this and Elon Musk's twitter takeover in general.
With the introduction of Twitter Blue allowing people to get verified by paying $8, impersonation accounts have been popping up. One of the companies hit with impersonators was Eli Lilly and Co. where an impersonator tweeted claiming Insulin was free. The resulting backlash cost the company an estimated 20 billion dollars in market cap.
The team discusses the implications of this and Elon Musk's twitter takeover in general.
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