let s get more on that unexpected interview the bbc conducted with elon musk. it came about after the bbc objected to a new tag describing it as government funded media on its main twitter account. in the interview, the billionaire agreed to change this to publicy funded. he also defended the site s policing of hate speech and the mass sackings of staff and described taking over the social media firm as painful. i m joined now by social media commentator and ceo of communication company, battenhall, drew benvie. hello, good to see you. what were your main takeaways from this rather lengthy interview? it your main takeaways from this rather lengthy interview? lengthy interview? it was an interesting lengthy interview? it was an interesting one, lengthy interview? it was an interesting one, that s - lengthy interview? it was an interesting one, that s for l lengthy interview? it was an - interesting one, that s for sure. thank you for having me on. it was quite eye ope
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elon musk is letting run riot, to be honest. he elon musk is letting run riot, to be honest. ., ., elon musk is letting run riot, to be honest. . ., ., honest. he had said he had grown the numbers and honest. he had said he had grown the numbers and hinted honest. he had said he had grown the numbers and hinted at honest. he had said he had grown the numbers and hinted at changes - honest. he had said he had grown the numbers and hinted at changes to - numbers and hinted at changes to come. what do you think it means, what do you think we can see in the coming months on twitter?- coming months on twitter? there s stuff that is coming months on twitter? there s stuff that is small coming months on twitter? there s stuff that is small perks coming months on twitter? there s stuff that is small perks to - coming months on twitter? there s stuff that is small perks to those i stuff that is small perks to those who pay for the twitter experience. talk of longform video, fewer ad
that he ll be on their side and that he will help them out and look into their account, and so it s really frankly suspect to believe that the company has this commitment on the forefront, especially with regards to the election. brandi, really quickly, the other big change that musk is implementing is $1 a month fee for verification for twitter users. he is saying, look, i need people to pay for my product, as the world s richest man, but how does this work in practice, and my mind is thinking that he could be easily manipulated. i want to impersonate someone, i pay dollars, i get a verification that i am that person. is that as simple as it could be manipulated, or are there other major problems that you can see with this eight dollar a month a verification system? i am just a reporter. everybody they speak to how suggested that elon musk clearly doesn t understand how people use and will hijack
lawyer. it the only way to enjoy that peloton as is to think of it as the first minute of black mirror. dana: i think we need a divorce from twitter. i love the ipad when i saw it, and i would like that so nice. she got what she wanted and she is and she was letting him know a year later like i love it, they get so much. it is the key. i think it was smart because people that buy exercise equipment only use it for like six weeks and then ends up in the garage or the basement and peloton is trying to make the case that if you invest in this bike, which is expensive, and it s a $40 a month fee, that it s worth it because she is going to love it. i don t think it s sexist. jesse? jesse: i think there s a lot of landmines for me in this story. i m going to ask dana to hold my hand. dana, if you feel like i m saying something inappropriate, you squeeze it. i will then move onto another issue.