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Grace Gavilanes

Bo Burnham accurately predicted Twitter’s Elon era in 2019

It’s safe to say there’s been apprehension surrounding Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter reign. Not only are thousands of employees expected to be laid off, but concerns over Musk’s definition of “free speech” have run rampant among Twitter users and the general public alike.

And now, you can add Bo Burnham to the growing list of critics — at least, Burnham from nearly four years ago. In a recently resurfaced 2019 video that’s gone newly viral, the filmmaker spoke about the dark side of social media companies.

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