Elon Musk Brings His Playbook From Twitter to the Government NYT > Top Stories By:Ryan Mac, Kate Conger, Christina Shaman, Gabriel Blanco, David Jouppi and Laura Salaberry 8 February 2025 at 12:10 Ryan Mac and Kate Conger, two New York Times technology reporters who together wrote a book about what happened when Elon Musk bought Twitter, explain some of his tactics.