Battle for the Bird

Synopsis of Battle for the Bird

«Battle for the Bird» is Kurt Wagner's non-fiction essay on Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, published by Hodder & Stoughton.

The book reconstructs the history of Twitter from its origins, the role of co-founder Jack Dorsey and the purchase of the platform by Elon Musk for $44 billion. It portrays the power struggles and how the social network became a battlefield for control of information, up to the tweet «el pájaro ha sido liberado».

Subtitle: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk and the $44 Billion Fight for Twitter's Soul. Paperback, 368 pages, text in English, published on 21 March 2024.

Recommended for readers interested in technology, business and social media, as well as in the figure of Elon Musk and the recent history of Twitter.