Yep.

Elon Musk bought Twitter, the richest man in the world.

It's the beginning of a new era for the social media site, but likely the end of Black Twitter.

Elon Musk is taking over Twitter.

Are we going to see him on Black Twitter?

Black Twitter's talking about leaving.

This could be good for the world, but it could also be a bunch of BS.

Black activists, creatives, politicians, and just regular folks will still tweet once a billionaire takes over.

But Black Twitter, the community of millions that's harnessed the power of the online social media site to create massive real-world change,

isn't likely to stick around to see what changes Musk is going to make.

I'm Gustavaryano. You're listening to the Times, Daily News from the LA Times. It's Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Today, how Twitter's influential

black community is reacting to the controversial new owner and where black online social

activism might thrive next. Erica D. Smith is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Erica, welcome to the Times.

Thanks for having me on.

So for the people still stuck on Facebook, what do they need to know about Black Twitter?

So Black Twitter is kind of a name for a loose community of people, black people, obviously, who kind of comment on things that are online.

So it's a joke thing.

It's also a bit about activism.

It's a bit many, many different things.

But it's kind of a culture, a subculture on Twitter.

It's like a philosophy.

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