ICYMI | Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of Twitter, now called X, and whether it can still be considered relevant.

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by The Atlantic staff writer and host of the Galaxy Brain podcast, Charlie Warzel. Charlie has been following the demise of Twitter, now called X, since Elon Musk took over in 2022. While many of Musk’s decisions have prompted people to declare the end of the app, the introduction of a new location feature undermines almost all of what was left of its relevance. Can we finally call it? Is this Twitter’s official time of death? This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Vic Whitley-Berry, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kate Lindsay

Guest: Charlie Warzel

Topics covered

• Twitter
• social media
• Elon Musk
• technology
• cultural relevance
• media

Keywords

• Twitter
• X
• Elon Musk
• Charlie Warzel
• social media decline
• location feature
• cultural relevance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic, Galaxy Brain, Twitter

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