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Welcome to Social Buzz, a daily column looking at what’s trending on social media platforms. I’m Caitlin Fichtel, an editor on Bloomberg’s Breaking News team, which monitors everything from company statements to tweets from some of the most prominent people in the financial world. Here’s your daily look at what the internet is talking about.

Ron DeSantis’ live event on Twitter was beset by technical glitches and audio problems as the social network’s servers struggled to handle the surge of demand. Musk acknowledged that “servers are straining somewhat.” Those trying to join were frequently kicked out before Spaces disappeared and relaunched. Some 478,000 accounts were tuned in, according to Twitter.