Elon Musk
Annals of Communications
How Elon Musk Could Affect the 2024 Election
The personal politics of Twitter’s owner wouldn’t matter so much if he hadn’t also demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for pettiness.
Infinite Scroll
BuzzFeed, Blue Check Marks, and the End of an Internet Era
Just a decade ago, Twitter and BuzzFeed were the popular poles of online life. Now their struggles are emblematic of where social media went wrong.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Elon Musk Seething with Envy Over Attention Balloon Is Getting
Musk disclosed that the sensation the Chinese spy balloon has created is making him consider becoming a balloon himself.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Elon Musk Sees Trial as Way to Finally Force People to Be in Same Room with Him
“I thought if I required Twitter employees to come to work in the office, that would do the trick,” Musk said. “Instead, they quit en masse.”
The Political Scene
What the Twitter Files Reveal About Free Speech and Social Media
The company’s internal documents were supposed to prove a progressive agenda—mostly, they have exposed the limitations of the platform and its new owner.
Infinite Scroll
Is This the End of Elon Musk’s Twitter Odyssey?
By offering to step down as C.E.O., Musk may be admitting that a social network can’t be a one-man show.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Elon Musk Named Most Exhausting Person of 2022
The Twitter C.E.O. wrested the title from Donald J. Trump, who had won the honor every year from 2016 to 2021.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Poll: Most People Want to Know Elon Musk’s Location so They Can Avoid Him
The results reveal that a visceral fear of encountering Musk is what drives eighty-nine per cent of those who follow his movements.
Our Columnists
What Elon Musk Doesn’t Know About Free Speech
The First Amendment does not protect one’s right to have a social-media account, but today’s dissent has mostly moved online, and, as a result, is privately owned.
Daily Comment
Why I Quit Elon Musk’s Twitter
A platform that once represented the new frontier of digital democracy is being used by the world’s richest man to troll us all.
2022 in Review
The Best Jokes of 2022
Dr. Oz went shopping, Elon Musk broke Twitter, Chris Rock thought fast, and corn melted our hearts.
Infinite Scroll
What Fleeing Twitter Users Will—and Won’t—Find on Mastodon
The burgeoning social network is “designed to be against virality,” as one user put it. Can it be the future of social media?
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Elon Musk Praised by Americans Thirsting for Content from Marjorie Taylor Greene
“Now that Marjorie Taylor Greene is back on Twitter, Elon’s going to be laughing all the way to the bank,” a resident of Phoenix said.
Daily Shouts
Some New, Fun Features You’ll Soon Get to Pay for on Twitter
For another twenty dollars, you’ll get LOTS of check marks!
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Elon Musk Accidentally Includes Himself in Latest Round of Mass Layoffs
Musk attempted to tweet a call for assistance, but found that his Twitter password had been changed and his blue check removed.
Infinite Scroll
A Twitter Employee’s Account of Surviving Layoff Day
“I actually wanted to get laid off.”
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Twitter Employees Forced to Sign Affidavit Swearing They Think Elon Musk Is Cool
The document also indicates that Musk’s arrival at Twitter headquarters while carrying a sink was “not only very cool but also super funny.”