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Elon Musk purchased shares of Twitter after unsuccessfully petitioning the CEO to remove a Twitter account tracking his private jet.
Musk's personal gripes played a key role in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
Musk banned the account after promising not to, highlighting his prioritization of getting his way over free speech.

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[-] cygon@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Considering that...

The Republicans encouraged him multiple times to buy it
He quickly stopped blocking (mainly Russian) state-sponsored social manipulation campaigns
He allowed right wing agitators back on the platform
He almost immediately banned droves of journalists that weren't blindly Pro-Russia and Pro-GOP.
He censored / banned all kinds of activists that pushed back against authoritarian (Russia-backed) regimes in other countries

...I have a hunch that he also served the interests of certain political actors with the acquisition. Public town square my lower backside.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Didn't they hang dissenters in public squares back in the old days?

He just didn't clarify when!

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