{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/626802fde14328001286691b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover could mean","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Twitter has a new boss… none other than the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk.</p><p><br></p><p>With the $44 billion takeover confirmed, it has many people concerned about the ethical issues involved with a man of Musks’ power owning such an influential platform. Also, there are worries about the Tesla and SpaceX founder being a self proclaimed ‘free speech absolutist’ and what that could mean moving forward.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Charlie Beckett, Director of Polis, the independent journalism think tank at the London School of Economics explains what the future of Twitter could look like.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Today we talk about:</p><ul><li>Should the richest man in the world be able to own one of the most influential social media platforms (01:44)</li><li>What are some of the biggest ethical issues involving this takeover (03:04)</li><li>What does the future of Twitter look like? (07:25)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For the latest news follow us on<a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Twitter</a> @EveningStandard</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}