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Twitter: Breaking the Bird

The inside story of the tech entrepreneurs who created the social media app Twitter. At first the site grew on the back of celebrities who realised it offered them a direct way to communicate with fans. After going global, it seemed to be fulfilling the founders' dream of a digital utopia where all voices would be heard. But as hate speech and misinformation flooded the platform, the founders faced growing problems to control it - and the sale to Elon Musk in 2022 represented the end of their dream.

English
  • Originally Aired March 31, 2025
  • Runtime 74 minutes
  • Production Code m0029m2t
  • Network 21:00 BBC Two
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  • Created March 30, 2025 by
    nothisisntit
  • Modified April 1, 2025 by
    TheoR