Welcome to Elon Musk's Twitter

11/03/22 • 28 min

The ultra rich man behind Tesla has assumed control of Twitter with a promise that it can no longer be a "Free-for-All Hellscape". Is he really the man to deliver on such a promise?

Plus, Facebook may be about to play a game of chicken with Canada and New Zealand.

And the Medibank hack of user data is worse than was initially thought. What does it mean for customers?

Guests

Manal al-Sharif, author and presenter of the Tech4evil podcast

Associate Professor Michael Cowling, Information and Communication Technology at CQUniversity Australia

The ultra rich man behind Tesla has assumed control of Twitter with a promise that it can no longer be a "Free-for-All Hellscape". Is he really the man to deliver on such a promise?

Plus, Facebook may be about to play a game of chicken with Canada and New Zealand.

And the Medibank hack of user data is worse than was initially thought. What does it mean for customers?

Guests

Manal al-Sharif, author and presenter of the Tech4evil podcast

Associate Professor Michael Cowling, Information and Communication Technology at CQUniversity Australia

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Guests

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Musk's Twitter mayhem continues

The social media platform Twitter has always been characterised by its speed and immediacy but in the last seven days it’s set a breakneck record for changes. What is actually going on?

Plus can the tech industry keep moving when one of its biggest manufacturers is in COVID lockdown?

And we say goodbye to a dearly beloved piece of technology.

Guests

Josh Taylor, Reporter at the Guardian Australia