The likes of Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the new “broligarchy” as they’ve been dubbed, have coalesced around the newly appointed president of the United States.

So what’s going on here? And what does buddying up to the president mean for what we see on social media? 

Today, David Swan on power, business and its effect on democracy and yes, what happens when Elon Musk Tweets your story.

You can read David's feature here: https://www.theage.com.au/national/i-was-at-the-centre-of-an-elon-storm-and-survived-20250113-p5l3rt.html

The likes of Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the new &ldquo;broligarchy&rdquo; as they&rsquo;ve been dubbed, have coalesced around the newly appointed president of the United States.
So what&rsquo;s going on here? And what does buddying up to the president mean for what we see on social media?&nbsp;
Today, David Swan on power, business and its effect on democracy and yes, what happens when Elon Musk Tweets your story.
You can read David's feature here: <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/i-was-at-the-centre-of-an-elon-storm-and-survived-20250113-p5l3rt.html">https://www.theage.com.au/national/i-was-at-the-centre-of-an-elon-storm-and-survived-20250113-p5l3rt.html</a>

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I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived

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