
What Musk's Twitter takeover could tell us about a possible government appointment
NPRWhat Musk's Twitter takeover could tell us about a possible government appointment toggle caption Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has said that if reelected, he will appoint Elon Musk to head up a new efficiency commission with the mission of conducting an audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms. Sponsor Message In their new book, Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, Mac and fellow reporter Kate Conger take a closer look at Musk's takeover of the social media platform now known as X. "There's almost no part of the company that was left untouched," Conger says the Twitter takeover. And he's tried the same approach with Twitter with less positive effect, trying to just kind of force the platform along, force these sort of rogue policy decisions where he's deciding to ban people he doesn't like.
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Elon Musk mocked for failure trifecta as Twitter suffers 'major outage'
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Musk to Face Questioning in Suit Over Twitter Buyout Flip-Flop
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Trump settles suit against Elon Musk’s X over his post-Jan. 6 ban
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Musk’s X agrees to pay about $10 million to settle Trump lawsuit
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Elon Musk's X settles Trump lawsuit over ban: report
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Elon Musk agrees to pay Donald Trump $10 million to settle lawsuit against Twitter
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Elon Musk targets law firms involved in 'anti-democratic cases' against Trump
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Elon Musk brings Twitter-style chaos to US government, sparking controversy
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The slash-and-burn tactics Musk brings to Washington often backfired at Twitter
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Elon Musk shares TikToker’s angry rant defending Tesla CEO, ’Show your utter stupidity’
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Elon Musk is shredding America’s government like he did Twitter
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Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
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Elon Musk calls X’s revenue ‘unimpressive,’ warns employees of ‘very dire situation’
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Elon Musk sued by US markets regulator over Twitter stake disclosure
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US SEC sues Elon Musk for securities violation, claims he underpaid by $150 million for Twitter shares
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US securities regulator sues Musk over purchase of Twitter shares
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The SEC Is Suing Elon Musk. It’s All in the Timing
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US government sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose Twitter stock ownership
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SEC sues Elon Musk, saying he didn’t disclose Twitter ownership on time before buying it
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SEC sues Elon Musk, saying he didn’t disclose Twitter ownership on time before buying it
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SEC sues Elon Musk over Twitter disclosure
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US watchdog sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake
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Elon Musk sued by SEC over late 2022 disclosure of Twitter stake
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Elon Musk’s X/Twitter paying MPs to tweet is just one part of a huge battle for the future of the internet
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Elon Musk’s tirade against ’rape gangs’ in UK draws minister’s rebuke: ‘Pay attention, focus on America’
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Elon Musk jumps into US immigration debate, gives sharp response to CEO’s ‘immigrants taking over jobs’ question
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Musk says US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases
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Elon Musk says SEC orders him to pay fine over Twitter purchase or face charges
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Oh Gary, how could you: Elon Musk mocks US body amid Twitter stock probe
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Elon Musk Emerging To Be Vital Presence At Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago Following US Election Win
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Will Elon Musk join Donald Trump’s new administration?
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom
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Tesla CEO Wins Court Battle Over Social Media Post
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Twitter brain drain: Academic exodus followed Elon Musk’s takeover
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Tech Secretary ‘absolutely ready’ to engage with Elon Musk
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Starmer’s top minister for social media has not spoken to snubbed Elon Musk
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SEC wants Elon Musk sanctioned after he skipped Twitter testimony to watch a rocket launch
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‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’
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Here's the job Trump is eyeing for Elon Musk in a second term
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Brazil's Supreme Court vows to suspend X unless Elon Musk appoints a lawyer to represent the company
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He's a genius and a champion of free speech. But when Elon is in 'demon mode' he'll pick a fight with anyone...
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Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover
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Elon Musk escalates spat with Starmer, calling him ‘two-tier Keir’
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Elon Musk suggests late Twitter disclosure was a mistake, seeks to end lawsuit
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Engineers sue Elon Musk and SpaceX, saying the company mirrored his juvenile, crude X posts
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Elon Musk ‘secretly acquired’ Twitter stock before buying company, Morgan Stanley covered up: Report
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