There is a lot to say and guess when it comes to Elon Musk’s Twitter. However, the most transcendental point for me is this alleged need for the platform as a ‘town square’ that is based on an idealisation of the democratisation of the media. In countries with some level of freedom of speech, digital media provide a space to previously unheard voices that would not have passed through the traditional media gatekeepers, which reinforce ever tighter oligarchies and deepen existing inequalities with somewhat deaf, homogenous discourses.
Is Twitter worth saving as our agora?
Is Twitter worth saving as our agora?
Is Twitter worth saving as our agora?
There is a lot to say and guess when it comes to Elon Musk’s Twitter. However, the most transcendental point for me is this alleged need for the platform as a ‘town square’ that is based on an idealisation of the democratisation of the media. In countries with some level of freedom of speech, digital media provide a space to previously unheard voices that would not have passed through the traditional media gatekeepers, which reinforce ever tighter oligarchies and deepen existing inequalities with somewhat deaf, homogenous discourses.