Prompted by Musks acquisition of Twitter, The Conversation published several articles exploring these issues.These articles from our archive look at the effects of content management, the dangers of COVID-19 misinformation, Twitters underappreciated nature as a data source, Black Twitters vital role in social justice movements, and the difficulties of starting over in a post-Twitter world.Free speech, bias and manipulation Among Musks stated motivations for buying Twitter was to address his claim that the platform was biased against figures on the right.