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Is Elon Musk Curing Twitter?

The online discussion continues...

The online discussion continues...

Since Americast spoke to Dr Anthony Fauci, he has been the subject of Elon Musk tweets. And that鈥檚 not all Musk has been up to! The team speaks to a former member of Twitter鈥檚 now disbanded Trust and Safety Council about what Musk is doing to online safety.

And, as basketball star Brittney Griner is exchanged for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, a former White House insider takes us through the growing phenomenon of "hostage diplomacy".

Americast is presented by North America editor Sarah Smith, Today host Justin Webb, the 成人快手's Social Media and Disinformation Correspondent Marianna Spring, and North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher.

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This episode was made by Phil Marzouk and Alix Pickles. The studio director was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham. The senior news editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.

Credit: Basketball commentary provided by ESPN Productions Inc.

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  • Fri 16 Dec 2022 23:00

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