With N.F.L. Deal, Twitter Live-Streams Its Ambitions

Posted onAugust 15, 2016AuthorPaul Sweeting

After the social network streams its first N.F.L. game on Sept. 15, it will assess whether live streaming can be a linchpin of its future.

Source: With N.F.L. Deal, Twitter Live-Streams Its Ambitions – The New York Times

One of the more striking aspects of the conversation around Musk’s pursuit of Twitter, including from Musk himself, has been its U.S.-centric focus. Much of the discussion has been framed against the backdrop of the U.S. culture war and the ersatz controversy over so-called cancel culture, such as around whether Musk will invite U.S. figures like Donald Trump, Katie Hopkins and Alex Jones to rejoin the platform after they were banned by the previous management for violating Twitter’s policies on hate speech and disinformation. Yet Twitter is a global platform. Read More …

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