{"id":5702,"date":"2022-04-29T00:38:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T00:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britopian.com\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2022-10-28T03:42:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T03:42:46","slug":"elon-musk-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britopian.com\/data\/elon-musk-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Buys Twitter: What’s The Conversation Data Say?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Elon Musk announced that he would buy Twitter for $44 billion, the internet went into a frenzy. Countless headlines were speculating why Musk would make such a bold move, and there were countless tweets debating whether or not it was a good idea.<\/p>\n

In any case, free speech has come up as a significant issue in the wake of Musk’s announcement. Many people on the internet have expressed discontent with this and claim that Musk will censor content that he disagrees with or doesn’t align with his worldview.<\/p>\n

Others have argued the opposite. Many on the conservative side have been making accusations for years that Twitter already censors conservative voices, deletes their followers, and limits the reach of their content. They argue that Elon’s acquisition of Twitter would benefit all voices across both political spectrums solidifying Twitter as the social media platform where free speech is the bedrock of communication.<\/p>\n

It’s still unclear how this will all play out.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m less interested in the “Why Elon Musk buying Twitter is such a big deal”<\/em> or the free speech headlines. It\u2019s good clickbait, but I am more curious about the audience having the conversation.<\/p>\n

Analyzing the Elon Musk Twitter Conversation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The below data is a quick snapshot analysis of the social media conversation related to Elon Musk, Twitter, and the buyout. I was curious about who was having the conversation and what they said.<\/p>\n

It’s interesting to see the demographic breakdown of the audience. The data shows that 34% of the conversation are females, and the most important topic of discussion within this conversation is Trump.<\/p>\n

The cluster analysis also shows that most of the online conversation was highly opinionated. You’ll see an extensive discussion revolving around free speech outside of sharing news articles about the acquisition. The media can drive narratives and manipulate audiences into these conversations.<\/p>\n

It’s safe to say that some are free speech apologists and believe that the future of humanity is reliant upon the first amendment. And others believe that there should be limits to free speech and that content moderation is the answer, hate speech being an example.<\/p>\n

\"Elon<\/p>\n

Any thorough analysis should segment data and isolate certain variables to generate better insights. In this case, I wanted to understand the conversation between liberal-leaning audiences and conservative-leaning audiences. I added a bio search filter using different variations of the following keywords:<\/p>\n