{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/627e6db8724cb400136779f2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Weekend listen: Elon Musk's (paused) Twitter takeover","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1643120821245-a4935c7074b087ca8c32436d5542945e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Today's weekend listen comes courtesy of our sister podcast, Danny In The Valley.</p><p>Yesterday, Elon Musk put his $44 billion takeover of Twitter on pause. Some investors now seem sceptical that the deal will happen at all, although Musk says he remains committed.</p><p>Whatever happens next at Twitter, the future of online debate is being thrashed out in public this weekend. So today we're listening to a recent podcast from Sunday Times West Coast correspondent Danny Fortson, examining the deal and the state of social media.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/episodes/thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p>Subscribe for free to Danny In The Valley: https://podfollow.com/danny-in-the-valley</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Danny Fortson, West Coast correspondent, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Guests: </strong></p><p>- Hany Farid, professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Information.</p><p>- James Currier, general partner at NFX.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}