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Breaking Twitter Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History

Ben Mezrich

From BREAKING TWITTER takes readers inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time—Elon Musk—and the company that represents our culture’s dearest hope for a shared global conversation. From employee accounts within Twitter headquarters to...

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

The guest described it as a look at how Elon Musk took over and changed Twitter.

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I recently read Ben Mezrich's Breaking Twitter, which is basically how Musk broke Twitter.

— Episode: The Emergency Is Here

Episode: The Emergency Is Here

The guest described it as a look at how Elon Musk took over and changed Twitter.

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I recently read Ben Mezrich's Breaking Twitter, which is basically how Musk broke Twitter.

Pivot

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Pivot

An excerpt from a new book about the Twitter takeover was discussed, where it was mentioned that there were people who knew better, particularly around the blue rollout, which wasn't going to work.

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I was just reading, there was an excerpt from a new book about the Twitter takeover. And a lot of it was about people who knew better, or this was particularly around the blue rollout, which wasn't go...

— Episode: The Politics of Joy, Telegram CEO Arrest...

Episode: The Politics of Joy, Telegram CEO Arrested, and Gu...

An excerpt from a new book about the Twitter takeover was discussed, where it was mentioned that there were people who knew better, particularly around the blue rollout, which wasn't going to work.

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I was just reading, there was an excerpt from a new book about the Twitter takeover. And a lot of it was about people who knew better, or this was particularly around the blue rollout, which wasn't going to work. And a lot of us said this like, come on, internally that knew that and continued, tried to say it and then couldn't.

On with Kara Swisher

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On with Kara Swisher

The book was referenced as background for a discussion of Twitter's origins and then highlighted as a dramatic, cinematic account of Elon Musk's controversial takeover, blending hard facts with speculation. The author described it as one of the most important and thrilling stories he has told, populated by outsized personalities and polarizing ideologies. The podcast conveyed strong enthusiasm for the title as a compelling narrative of a pivotal moment in tech history.

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Episode: How Elon Broke Twitter — and Twitter Broke Elon —...

It was described as a dramatic narrative account, blending hard facts with speculation, and presented the story of Elon Musk's tumultuous acquisition and subsequent management of Twitter in a cinematic style. The author aimed for a truthful portrayal while employing creative license for a more engaging narrative.

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Breaking Twitter is populated by outsized personalities with polarizing ideologies. I believe it is one of the most important and thrilling stories I've ever told. The incredibly public, sometimes darkly comic battle between one of the most influential men of our time and the platform that sits at the center of our shared conversation.

scenes and comments from Elon's perspective are triangulated from various inside sources and are based on speculation as well as deep reporting.

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