Twitter's launch of DeSantis' presidential bid underscores platform's rightward shift under Musk
Headline from WHEC Rochester
While shaky and skewered by critics, Twitter’s forum for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his presidential run nevertheless underscored the platform’s unmistakable shift to the right under new owner Elon Musk.
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Elon Musk's anticipated Twitter Space for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis underwent several glitches Wednesday night, causing him to abruptly end it.
When Tesla CEO Elon Musk first mused about buying Twitter in early 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among the many Republicans publicly cheering on the tech billionaire’s pursuit of a social media platform long viewed by conservatives as hostile to them.
Elon Musk’s plan to host Ron DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement on Twitter will mean promotion of the live audio event to the billionaire’s more than 140 million followers on the platform he owns, underscoring the social network’s shift toward a more partisan approach to political di…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Spaces event with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis started off with technical glitches the Twitter owner said was due to “straining” servers because so many people were trying
While shaky and skewered by critics, Twitter’s forum for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his presidential run nevertheless underscored the platform’s unmistakable shift to the right under new owner Elon Musk.
Twitter owner Elon Musk celebrated his Twitter Spaces chat with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who officially announced his presidential bid, despite the live call's apparent issues.
Twitter experiences major technical difficulties after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his campaign for the presidency on a Twitter space with CEO Elon Musk.
Twitter suffered apparent technical problems during an event where Elon Musk planned to host the Republican’s presidential campaign announcement on the platform.
While Musk has promoted his platform as a haven for free expression, the site has been flooded with extremist views and hate speech since he bought it and fired or laid off roughly 80 percent of its staff.
