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Elon Musk Is Officially Purchasing Twitter for $44 Billion
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Oh man, this should be interesting to see.
I'm guessing he'll end up making one side of the political spectrum upset, or both, because both sides have expectations about how Twitter should be operating and who should/shouldn't be banned for what is posted to the platform, what the boundaries are (or aren't), etc.
I only use Twitter casually, so I think they get a lot right and a lot wrong, so it will be interesting to see what users think of any changes he may or may not make.
I don't expect all that many sweeping changes, but time will tell. I definitely think they need to curb misinformation on the platform - which they've already tried doing - but Americans especially are so split over what facts and information are these days, "misinformation" means different things to different people. So I'm not sure how they'll navigate those waters, or if they'll try to at all.
I'm guessing he'll end up making one side of the political spectrum upset, or both, because both sides have expectations about how Twitter should be operating and who should/shouldn't be banned for what is posted to the platform, what the boundaries are (or aren't), etc.
I only use Twitter casually, so I think they get a lot right and a lot wrong, so it will be interesting to see what users think of any changes he may or may not make.
I don't expect all that many sweeping changes, but time will tell. I definitely think they need to curb misinformation on the platform - which they've already tried doing - but Americans especially are so split over what facts and information are these days, "misinformation" means different things to different people. So I'm not sure how they'll navigate those waters, or if they'll try to at all.
It isn't
It's a private company
And you don't want them in the business of deciding who is "legitimate" to the point of collecting real world information about you to decide -- and then doing god knows what with that information
Where do you draw the line of threading violence?
And how do you not read something? That's like threatening someone to not look at your spouse, but then not telling them who they are. The only way to ensure you don't read something is to have someone read it first and then make the call to show it to you or not.
To me this just looks like really rich people playing games with other really rich people. They use terms like censorship, free speech and more to make it look like they care about the village But do they really care? Or do they just care about power and money? Don’t know. Don’t care. I live the life I can control and be happy.
Why and on what grounds?
(Because I'm a petulant child and look to my umbilical overlords for everything - is not a great reason)
Agreed- the far left are dangerous too.
I always liked this:
Got to stay away from the extremes! Across Europe and America it's been sad to see the swing towards the right in recent years, and the cries from the right that Centrists are in fact all looney left/commies/woke/hippie.
I hope things go into a positive direction, but realistically I'd say not very much will or can change in this regard.
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I love how so. many. here. think that "Freedom of Speech" = "Freedom from Consequence".
Sadly, the right is winning this war, because they're the only ones that actually understand that it's already begun.
They're the ones with the money, they're the ones changing the laws to limit "The Other's" legal power across the board, they're the ones that have decimated what "verifiable facts" mean, and they're the ones arming themselves to the teeth.
So in many ways, the above has become true.
Wake up, "woke" people.
They. Are. Coming.
Sadly, the right is winning this war, because they're the only ones that actually understand that it's already begun.
They're the ones with the money, they're the ones changing the laws to limit "The Other's" legal power across the board, they're the ones that have decimated what "verifiable facts" mean, and they're the ones arming themselves to the teeth.
So in many ways, the above has become true.
Wake up, "woke" people.
They. Are. Coming.
Lol..
Exactly why Twitter needs to be taken private. "Your post will be moderated away shortly"
Free speech is about allowing people to speak their opinion. If you don't agree with the opinion, voice your opinion, it doesn't mean eliminate their opinion from discussion.
Going private in absolutely no way whatsoever guarantees what you're advocating for there..
Elon Musk believes Twitter is, in fact, a town square. Given the size and reach of twitter, and the fact that there are no "town squares" anymore in the modern age where information is disseminated and exchanged -- especially political discussion -- I agree with him (and I am not an Elon Musk fan at all). On this issue, I believe him to be correct and it would mean that the 1st Amendment would effectively govern Twitter -- imagine that happening in in the good old USA! Net net -- this is a great development. People should not fear the free flow of information as the first amendment law has served the country quite well since the founding.
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I think people are just scared and they don't know what's yet to come in the future.
Have you… ever looked up the history of TSLA short sellers?
He can "believe" whatever he wants -- the doesn't make it so.
That is very much subject to what becomes of it.
If awful behavior is allowed back in, Ala several years ago, the reach will decline.
"He has secured $25.5bn of financing for the deal and will take a $21bn stake in the business."
Elon Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44bn
Mr Musk, who made the shock bid just over a week ago, said he would "unlock" the social media firm's potential.www.bbc.co.uk
Per the news release I cited, he will wholly own the entity owning Twitter.
Presumably to create that entity - perhaps an LLC or similar - he has secured financing, and committed to kicking in $21Bn of his own money.
From https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...ught-by-elon-musk-for-2444-billion/ar-AAWzEHr
Do we have examples of private companies suddenly becoming governed under rules meant to deal only with the government?
This seems really far fetched to me.
There's nothing in the constitution or its amendments that say "once you have a lot of reach, you suddenly are beholden to rules meant of the government"
Not having that guy in a position of power for the company is a net gain.
What he believes does actually make a difference (irrespective of congressional action that is moving in that direction) because he can willing make Twitter comply with first amendment law and precedent. Let's call it a perk of ownership.
What if it's Ukrainians saying that they will shoot invading Russian soldiers? Posting a picture of Ukrainian citizens making Molotov cocktails?
What if Trump says "I love the old days. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They’d be carried out on a stretcher, folks"