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Pivot

Parody Accounts on Twitter, Peak Layoff Season, and Tech Monopolies

Pivot

Vox Media Podcast Network

News Commentary, News, Technology, Tech News

4.37.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Kara and Scott question Elon Musk's sense of humor after he bans comedian Kathy Griffin (and others who spoofed his account) over the weekend. They also talk about the layoff trend in the tech industry, as Meta reportedly prepares for a massive reduction in its workforce this week. Friend of Pivot Matt Stoller stops by with reasons to be optimistic about the fight against corporate monopolies. You can follow Matt Stoller at @matthewstoller, and subscribe to his substack, BIG, here. Send us your questions! Call 855-51-PIVOT or go to nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi everyone, this is pivot from New York Magazine at the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm a billionaire with an insatiable thirst for attention and approval.

1:26.0

And I'm also Elon Musk. Kara made me say that.

1:30.0

No, I'm teasing. We don't think you're Elon Musk. We don't think nobody thinks anybody else is Elon Musk, but Elon Musk.

1:37.0

What was it that the fuck he said? Independent minded voters should vote Republican. And by the way, I take that to mean that if you live in Florida or Texas, you should vote for state senators that are democratic given that they're under primarily Republican control.

1:52.0

Is that what he meant? Is that what he said?

1:54.0

No.

1:55.0

What he was getting at?

1:56.0

No. No. No. He often says things that are opposite to things he says. I don't know if you notice that.

2:02.0

So he says things like comedy is now legal on Twitter. And apparently it's not.

2:09.0

Yeah, I've heard, I don't know if you've heard, but he is said that your account will be suspended. If you impersonate somebody without saying it's a parody.

2:18.0

Yeah, he he he suspended someone who said that, but go ahead.

2:23.0

What if you parody an impersonator?

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