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A Twitter headquarters sign is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

Jeff Chiu

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A Twitter headquarters sign is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

Jeff Chiu

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Twitter was a hub for many marginalized groups. What now?

Twitter has long been a crucial place for socializing and sharing information, especially among marginalized communities, but the chaos unleashed by Elon Musk’s takeover has many worried that their beloved forum is dissolving before their eyes. Reset breaks down what’s next for Twitter’s chronic illness community and Black Twitter. GUESTS: Brianne Benness, host of the podcast No End In Sight and creator of #NEISVoid Keith Reed, contributing writer at The Root and co-host of the podcast Run Tell This

A Twitter headquarters sign is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

Jeff Chiu
By Sarah Stark
   

Twitter has long been a crucial place for socializing and sharing information, especially among marginalized communities, but the chaos unleashed by Elon Musk’s takeover has many worried that their beloved forum is dissolving before their eyes.

Reset breaks down what’s next for Twitter’s chronic illness community and Black Twitter.

GUESTS: Brianne Benness, host of the podcast No End In Sight and creator of #NEISVoid

Keith Reed, contributing writer at The Root and co-host of the podcast Run Tell This

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