Weekend listen: Elon Musk's (paused) Twitter takeover

<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><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>