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Twitter locking TweetDeck behind a paywall, forcing users to switch to the new design (9to5mac.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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with intent, by design, on purpose, Elon Musk is destroying twitter at the behest of the Saudis who couldn't buy the conversation, but found a patsy who wanted access to the Saudi Arabian markets for his rockets ships and electric cars, who could

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[–] 13 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

Yeah what does a Saudi prince want to do with a social platform run by a ‘free speech absolutist’? Especially to the tune of $2 billion dollars?

I’m sure is just a big coincidence that the site is turning into a fascist-sympathizing shithole

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Weren't the Saudis invested before hand?

    This theory doesn't make sense. Musk isn't playing 5d chess. If Musk wanted to kill twitter there are 100 faster ways to do it, even if he wanted to be sneaky and not just directly shut it down.

    It's far more likely he was using the deal to sell TSLA without hurting the evaluation and then Musk caught the car.

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