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  1. screen time
    Elon Musk and the Sad Mod Theory of Social-Media CEOsYou may technically run the place, but most of your users just see you as a glorified moderator.
    By John Herrman
  2. on with kara swisher
    Ian Bremmer on How Putin, Xi, and Elon Musk Are AlikeIn this episode of On With Kara Swisher, Kara talks to the Eurasia Group president about global risks and strongman weaknesses.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  3. twitter
    Inside Elon’s ‘Extremely Hardcore’ TwitterTwitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the platform against impulsive, ranting billionaires — then one made himself the CEO.
    By Zoë Schiffer, Casey Newton, and Alex Heath
  4. elon musk
    Tesla’s Terrible Year Has Gotten Even WorseAs Elon Musk devotes his time to boosting conspiracy theories on Twitter, the electric-car company’s stock continues to plummet.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. on with kara swisher
    Piers Morgan on Free Speech, Elon Musk, and the Meaning of MeatIn the latest episode of On With Kara Swisher, she grills the tabloid veteran about his long, tumultuous career and whether his outrage is all an act.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  6. bird brain
    The Unhinged Debate Over Twitter and ‘Free Speech’Whatever one makes of Twitter’s policies, a wider array of people and perspectives influence elite discourse today than ever before.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. what we know
    Twitter Users Vote for Elon Musk to Step Down. Will He?57.5 percent of respondents said “yes” he should. What happens next is anybody’s guess.
    By Chas Danner
  8. twitter
    Elon Musk Tried to Ban Leaving TwitterFollowing a backlash, Musk canned the new policy, which barred users from mentioning their other accounts at numerous Twitter competitors.
    By Chas Danner
  9. feuds
    What It’s Like to Be Banned by Elon MuskTwitter’s Thursday-night massacre, by those who lived it.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. the money game
    Is Elon Musk Setting Himself Up to Lose Tesla?The hidden danger of trying to fund Twitter by selling off the true source of his wealth and power.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  11. bird brain
    Elon Musk’s Politics Are About As Complicated As Trump’sBoth Musk and Trump sought subsidies from the Democrats, and then adoration from consumers of conservative media.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. screen time
    This Was Always the Problem With TwitterThe company has been exactly what the owners needed it to be — and nothing more.
    By John Herrman
  13. politics
    Twitter’s Former Safety Head Forced From Home After Being Smeared by Elon MuskFormer Twitter executive Yoel Roth and his family have reportedly faced a torrent of harassment and threats after Elon Musk’s false claims.
    By Chas Danner
  14. the national interest
    Red-Pilled Elon Musk Still Loves the Chinese Communist PartyThe Twitter owner may hate the left, but he does admire Leninism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. elon musk
    Elon Musk Gets Loudly Booed at Chappelle Comedy Show“It sounds like some of the people you fired are in the audience.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  16. the media
    The ‘Twitter Files’ Is What It Claims to ExposeThe purported exposé of Twitter’s political bias is itself an attempt to weaponize control of Twitter for political purposes.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. the group portrait
    Elon Musk’s Former Employees Pour One Out for TwitterIn New York, they gathered at a favorite post-work bar. They commiserated, gossiped, swapped numbers, and promised to keep in touch.
    By James D. Walsh
  18. early and often
    Republicans: Leave the World’s Richest Man Alone!Ron DeSantis and Kevin McCarthy want everyone to “stop picking on Elon Musk.” They’ve barely said anything about Trump dining with antisemites.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. screen time
    Twitter Is Just a Guy NowAt the company — and on the platform — there’s no escaping Elon.
    By John Herrman
  20. tremendous content
    Trump Is Pretending He’s Too Good for TwitterWhich is, weirdly, also good for Elon Musk.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. screen time
    Making Sense of Mastodon and Other Twitter AlternativesThe Elon Musk-led era is off to an alarming start. But if not Twitter, where? Is there a better place to tweet?
    By John Herrman
  22. on with kara swisher
    Why Elon Musk and Kara Swisher Are No Longer SpeakingIn this episode of On With Kara Swisher, Kara reflects on her decades of interactions with the billionaire who called her “an asshole.”
    By Intelligencer Staff
  23. screen time
    Welcome to $8chanThe first days of Musk’s Twitter have been a mess. But they also demonstrate a desire and a will to actually gut renovate.
    By John Herrman
  24. the money game
    What We’ve Learned About Elon MuskThe drama at Twitter is absurd — and instructive.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  25. the money game
    Elon Musk Will Never Touch That GrassElon Musk is breaking Twitter’s culture for his own ends.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  26. screen time
    Why Elon Wants to Make Them PayNice Twitter account you got there. Shame if something happened to it.
    By John Herrman
  27. the money game
    Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Sincere’ 45-Minute Zoom on Hate SpeechThe billionaire has agreed to hold off on changes until after next week’s election.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  28. elon musk
    Twitter to Remain Trump Free for at Least a Few WeeksDonald Trump will have to meddle with the midterms from Truth Social as Elon Musk says it will take some time to form a policy on unbanning users.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the money game
    3 Days That Changed Twitter Forever: Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Chaotic WeekendMusk has wasted no time making indelible changes to the way that the social media app is run.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  30. on with kara swisher
    Can Elon Musk Make Twitter Better?Kara Swisher talks with columnist Matt Levine about what’s next for the company and its new superfan owner.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  31. elon musk
    New Twitter Owner Tweets, Then Deletes Pelosi-Attack Conspiracy TheoryLess than three days after taking control of the social-media platform, Musk is back to abusing it.
    By Chas Danner
  32. elon musk
    Welcome to Elon Musk’s TwitterHours into Musk’s term as “Chief Twit,” Trump is insisting he’ll stay on Truth Social and Twitter is no more a “hellscape” than it ever was.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. what is elon musk?
    What Is Elon Musk?And how is it possible that he could emerge from his Twitter debacle more culturally dominant than ever?
    By Lane Brown
  34. screen time
    Twitter’s Day of SpiteThere is great anticipation of liberal tears. But the new chief twit is the one posting cope on the platform.
    By John Herrman
  35. court appearances
    There Is Nothing Left to Stop Elon Musk From Owning TwitterThe world’s richest man is set to own the social-media company by Halloween.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  36. the money game
    Decoding Elon Musk’s Weird, Freewheeling Tesla Earnings CallThe world’s richest man says he “overpaid” for Twitter.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  37. screen time
    Kanye West and the Siren Song of ‘Alt-Social’Amid all the strange and disturbing details, there’s the question of who’s getting taken for a ride in the Parler deal. (Someone is.)
    By John Herrman
  38. court appearances
    Elon Musk’s Big Win Over Twitter Is a Win for TwitterThe deal is happening, and by Halloween, the social network should belong to the Tesla chief.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  39. screen time
    Elon Musk’s Incredible Shrinking FutureHe charmed his fans with visions of Mars and cool cars. But an “everything app” just sounds like a nightmare.
    By John Herrman
  40. court appearances
    Decoding Elon Musk’s Legal SurrenderWhat was the strategy here?
    By Ankush Khardori
  41. the money game
    Did Elon Musk Give Up Because His Silicon Valley Friends Were Humiliated?His monthslong legal odyssey to get out of buying Twitter at the original price of $54 a share appears to be over. The timing is interesting.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  42. court appearances
    Elon’s Bad Week: Embarrassing Text Messages and Reports of Settlement TalksAfter the worst stretch yet in his quest to not buy Twitter, the end may be near.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  43. court appearances
    Elon Musk Deleted Messages and 3 Other Takeaways From the Latest Court Hearing“They point to something that’s been destroyed,” said the judge of the missing text messages.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  44. too online
    Queen Elizabeth’s Death Was an Incredible Day on the InternetThe queen is dead.
    By Choire Sicha
  45. court appearances
    Elon Musk Is Losing Time to Not Buy TwitterTime isn’t on his side.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  46. elon musk
    Elon Musk Was Worried About ‘World War III’ for Twitter DealTwitter unearths a Musk text about Vladimir Putin in a court hearing that was trying to keep the billionaire at bay.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  47. extremely online
    Twitter’s Edit Button Is for CowardsThis website sucks. Somehow, it’s going to get worse.
    By Sarah Jones
  48. court appearances
    Elon Musk’s Got a New Plan to Not Buy TwitterIn order to get out of buying Twitter, it appears the Tesla CEO is abandoning his old legal arguments about spambots. Now he’s alleging fraud.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  49. court appearances
    Elon Musk’s ‘Absurdly Broad’ Strategy Against Twitter Is LosingTwitter doesn’t need to supply absolutely everything to Elon Musk in court.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  50. court appearances
    Does the Twitter Whistleblower Help Elon Musk?Who could have seen this coming? (Elon Musk.)
    By Kevin T. Dugan
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