2022 Notebook: Charting the unexpected direction of Twitter

By The Associated Press

Billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter in 2022 began what would turn out to be an upending of one of the world’s predominant social media platforms. It’s an upheaval that is still continuing. It’s fueled by Musk’s actions after he took over, his approaches to free speech and advisory oversight and how users’ feeds are changing. The shift in Twitter under Musk has caused some users to abandon the platform, others to double down on it and some critics to worry about its direction and the voices it is amplifying.