Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims - eviltoast
Buying Twitter made Musk "king of the sandbox," allowing him to promote free speech, but not at the cost of his own ego.
  • 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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    • clgoh@lemmy.caEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Funny how federation works. I deleted the comment almost immediately. And yet here we are.

      • 14th_cylon@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        i have found that deleting comment does not propagate to other instances nearly as well as creating one…