This past week after months of anticipation, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially announced

his intention to seek the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election.

DeSantis made the announcement on a Twitter live stream and things didn't quite go as planned.

So after about 20 minutes of awkward technical glitches, DeSantis finally made his announcement.

Despite the mishaps, it was a big moment, not just for Governor DeSantis, but for Twitter.

In fact, DeSantis's announcement is just one example of how the social media platform has changed since Elon Musk took over the company.

In the months since the billionaire acquired the platform last October, the company has stripped away many policies and mechanisms,

aimed at content moderation, leaving the platform open to the spread of disinformation and conspiracy theories.

Twitter also took aim at some media outlets and journalists.

Several reporters found their accounts suspended after falling out of favor with Musk, such as CNN's Donio Sullivan.

I do think this is very important, but the potential chilling impact this might have for freelance journalists and the pen and journals around the world, because I think this could have a real chili factor.

NPR stopped posting across dozens of official accounts after the platform falsely labeled the organization state-affiliated media, a term it also used for propaganda outlets in countries like Russia and China.

Meanwhile, high-profile conservative pundits and platforms like former Fox News channels Stark, Tucker Carlson, and Ben Shapiro's The Daily Wire have announced plans to bring shows to the platform.

Supporters of Musk say he's correcting a long-standing bias on Twitter against conservatives, but critics say he's elevating extremist right-wing voices at the expense of others.

Consider this. Twitter, which for years served as a home to wide-ranging debates and progressive voices, may now be staking its future on embracing the far right.

After the break, we'll talk to one columnist who's been covering the platform for 15 years and says it's clear Elon Musk has a new political agenda for the platform.

From NPR, I'm Eric Deggins. It's Sunday, May 28th.

It's considered this from NPR. It's clear that Twitter isn't what it used to be. The question now, what is Twitter? And what does its direction suggest for the future of social media?

Writer Charlie Warzel says he has one answer. His latest piece in the Atlantic is headline. Twitter is a far-right social network.

Charlie Warzel, welcome. Thank you for having me.

So the title of your article is not ambiguous, but I'd love to hear in your own words why you see Twitter right now as a far-right social network.

And was there a crucial turning point for you where you saw things really shift?

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