16a. Musk and Twitter Ads

<p>Recurring guest Astral joins me for a joint episode (Episode 16) of The Carousel podcast. Recently-Twitter-banned Astral wonders how and why Twitter advertising impressions relate to Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform. Also covered:</p><p>* Why Musk balked on the Twitter deal—all just a negotiating tactic?</p><p>* How selling social media impressions to advertisers—the backbone of the entire internet—is a fake enterprise.</p><p>* Why Twitter is so much worse at monetizing ads than Facebook and Google.</p><p>* Is Musk the Red Caesar that will conquer America?</p><p>* Whether Cambridge Analytica actually helped T...