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Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims (gizmodo.com)

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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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[-] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago

I don't remember the specifics but I think it was a sort of a "no questions asked" kind of bid, where he chose to not do the due diligence. He did try to play the "My estimation of Twitter was misled because I wasn't disclosed to vital information" card and it got him nowhere.

[-] Archer@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Yep! He explicitly waived it. Corporate equivalent of waiving a home inspection

[-] supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

facepalm genial

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