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submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Twitter was the main tool in the Arab Spring revolutions. Whatever the Saudis paid to buy and destroy it was cheap for their goals.

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[–] VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

This is the more likely, political big pockets paid to fuck it up.

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