As Meta launches its Twitter competitor, The Verge’s David Pierce says that we are watching the end of the social internet in real time.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael with help from Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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Hey, Weeds listeners: Today, we are bringing you an episode of Today, Explained that originally aired in early June.
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