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If Musk sticks to his stated plans to overhaul a series of platform policies, the users — who made Twitter what it is — could face the most risk. Many users are concerned that after years of slow improvements to the site’s functionality, policies, and moderation processes, the billionaire’s buyout will broadly result in its degradation.
Jillian C. YorkIt was in 2009 when the power of Twitter really became evident. As some Iranians tweeted through the country’s elections during a media blackout, the site began to emerge as a critical tool of global activists. Later movements, including the 2011 Egyptian revolution and the Movement for Black Lives, relied on Twitter to disseminate information and gain supporters.If the platform’s new official “Chief Twit” Elon Musk sticks to his
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