This trailer introduces the new season of Land of the Giants by Peter Kafka, tracing Twitter from its founding ambiguity through its transformation into a venue for global mob behavior. Former insiders describe the impossible position of moderating deep fakes, COVID misinformation, and election interference with untested tools and no checks and balances. The narrative builds to Elon Musk, whose late-night Twitter addiction was so severe that a friend locked his phone in a hotel safe, only for Musk to call security at 3 AM to retrieve it. That addiction led him to buy the entire platform. The trailer frames Twitter appeal as a spell promising attention, connection, and power, and previews interviews with founders, executives, and the people who made Twitter what it is.
