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	Podcast:		Please Explain
	Episode:		I was at the centre of an Elon storm - and survived
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:18:51
	Publish Date:		2025-01-27 18:00:00
	Description:		If you wake up to hundreds of notifications on your Twitter account - or X as its now called - it’s probably not a good thing. That’s what happened to technology editor David Swan after he published what he thought was a fun, lighthearted story about his predictions for the world of tech in 2025. “Oh my god,” he said to his still-asleep wife. “Elon has Tweeted it.” Yes, he means Elon Musk. the Tesla founder and the owner of X, who now has an extraordinary position in Donald Trump’s inner circle. The likes of Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the new “broligarchy” as they’ve been dubbed, have coalesced around the newly appointed president of the united states. So what’s going on here? And what does buddying up to the president mean for what we see on social media? Today, David Swan on power, business and its effect on democracy and yes, what happens when Elon Musk Tweets your story. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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