▲ 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
[–] S_204@lemm.ee 41 points 2 years ago (6 children) So is Taylor Swift going to buy it next? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children) Probably. She'll change it to eX. Tweets will be called ditty and you'll be required to sing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'd go for Swiffer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago With that name, she'd clean up! permalink fedilink source parent [–] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago YES permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fades@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* She would keep the pay to play mentality though, as that’s how she got her start after all permalink fedilink source parent [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* snap snap snap and dance fool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children) Probably. She'll change it to eX. Tweets will be called ditty and you'll be required to sing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'd go for Swiffer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago With that name, she'd clean up! permalink fedilink source parent [–] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago YES permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fades@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* She would keep the pay to play mentality though, as that’s how she got her start after all permalink fedilink source parent [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* snap snap snap and dance fool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oce@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'd go for Swiffer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago With that name, she'd clean up! permalink fedilink source parent [–] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago YES permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago With that name, she'd clean up! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fades@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* She would keep the pay to play mentality though, as that’s how she got her start after all permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* snap snap snap and dance fool permalink fedilink source parent