▲ 823 ▼ Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims (gizmodo.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 176 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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. Archive link: https://archive.ph/ttBv9
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I thought it was more than emails, it was all communication around it? Really wish he'd kept fighting do we'd see that. permalink fedilink source parent