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Spotlight — Elon, Twitter and the Gladiator Arena

Spotlight — Elon, Twitter and the Gladiator Arena

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Since it’s looking more and more like Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and
SpaceX, will probably soon have ownership of Twitter, we wanted
to do a special episode about what this could mean for Twitter
users and our global digital democracy as a whole.

Twitter is a very complicated place. It is routinely blocked by
governments who fear its power to organize citizen protests
around the world. It’s also where outrage, fear and violence get
amplified by design, warping users’ views of each other
and our common, connected humanity.

We’re at a fork in the road, and we know enough about humane
design principles to do this better. So we thought we would do a
little thought experiment: What if we applied everything we know
about humane technology to Twitter, starting tomorrow? What would
happen?

This is the second part in a two-part conversation about Twitter
that we’ve had on Your Undivided Attention about Elon
Musk’s bid for Twitter and what it could mean in the context of
the need to go in a more humane direction.

RECOMMENDED MEDIA

On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

Published in 1859, this philosophical essay applies Mill's
ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state

Elon Musk Only Has “Yes” Men by Jonathan L. Fischer

Reporting from Slate on the subject

Foundations of Humane Technology

The Center for Humane Technology's free online course for
professionals shaping tomorrow's technology

RECOMMENDED YUA EPISODES

A Bigger Picture on Elon and Twitter

https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/bigger-picture-elon-twitter

Transcending the Internet Hate Game with Dylan Marron

https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/52-transcending-the-internet-hate-game

Fighting With Mirages of Each Other with Adam Mastroianni

https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/56-fighting-with-mirages-of-each-other

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Humane Technology. Follow us on Twitter: @HumaneTech_

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