Twitter has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, in a $44bn deal but what does this sale mean for the future of the platform?   

For more on this Ciara spoke to the  Editor of Silicon Republic, Elaine Burke and Professor Jane Suiter, director of DCU's Institute for Future Media, Democracy and Society.

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