Twitter: Breaking the Bird
Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams - a trio of tech entrepreneur friends who shared a dream to connect the world - founded the earth-shattering social media app known as Twitter. CNN Original Series goes inside the creation of this once-radical, groundbreaking tech startup in the brand-new series Twitter: Breaking the Bird. Through firsthand accounts from some of its original founders and early employees, the four-part series dives into the inside story of Twitter's inception, explosive growth across the world and the dark underbelly of online hate and harassment that emerged.
- 2025-2025
- 1 season
- CNN
- Documentary
Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams - a trio of tech entrepreneur friends who shared a dream to connect the world - founded the earth-shattering social media app known as Twitter. CNN Original Series goes inside the creation of this once-radical, groundbreaking tech startup in the brand-new series Twitter: Breaking the Bird. Through firsthand accounts from some of its original founders and early employees, the four-part series dives into the inside story of Twitter's inception, explosive growth across the world and the dark underbelly of online hate and harassment that emerged.
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Cast & Crew
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
The Big Idea
Sun, Mar 9, 2025 42 mins
In the heart of San Francisco, a group of young coders and designers come together to invent a new social media platform they name Twitter; built for simple status updates, Twitter quickly evolves beyond its original purpose.
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