{"id":3912,"date":"2022-11-13T22:18:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T03:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/thurman\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2022-11-17T21:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T02:19:13","slug":"coffee-conversation-nov-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/thurman\/coffee-conversation-nov-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee & Conversation: Nov. 18, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topic:<\/strong> The acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk<\/p>\n

Elon Musk completed the deal to acquire Twitter on October 28th, and since that time Musk “has laid off half its workforce; alienated powerful advertisers; blown up key aspects of its product, then repeatedly launched and un-launched other features aimed at compensating for it; and witnessed an exodus of senior executives. The future of the company has never looked less certain. – (CNN<\/em><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Suggested Reading:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two Weeks of Chaos: Inside Elon Musk\u2019s Takeover of Twitter – (The New York Times<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Musk’s latest Twitter cuts: Outsourced content moderators\u00a0 – (The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Musk warns Twitter\u2019s survival is at stake as staff quits – (AP News<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Twitter closes offices until Monday as employees quit in droves – (CBC<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: CNN<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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