I happily permanently deleted my Twitter account. No single person should control a platform such as this. Particularly not that maniac.
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Elon Musk Is Officially Purchasing Twitter for $44 Billion
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That really is a lot to fathom thats how much he had to contribute for this purchase. He seriously must have a lot of back-end plans that nobody’s aware of to spend that type of cash flow on an entity that I don’t believe is worth ~ 44 billion.This is what $1 billion in cash looks like. Now multiply it by 44.
I happily have never had a Twitter account, or any social media ever.
I think people/consumers tend to forget that social media is optional, but once they become engulfed, they don’t know how to get out of it. That’s not a life I’d want to live.
LOL. Search out “Thundef00t”, on YouTube. Pay attention to the data and calculations, not the person.
Then come back and tell me I’m wrong.
I’m not sure where this turned into a discussion about the government censoring their platform.
I replied specifically to the OP for a reason. If you look back you’ll see.
The response was relevant to the comment. I was expanding on the fact that they are no longer just a social media platform. They have worldwide influence and are now being used as a tool of the government to censor people. The government wasn't something you talked about, but it is pertinent to what's going on.
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I hope I’m wrong, but I can almost guarantee it will.. if 1. It hasn’t already… 2.… wait that’s all I got 🤷🏽♂️
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In my opinion it was the very high profile court case of Musk being sued for defamation over a tweet he made which has formed maybe part of his reasoning for buying twitter because the court case brought free speech into question, basically it being was he allowed to insult someone by calling them 'pedo guy' and surprise suprise, a US jury found him not guilty.
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The man who brought the case forward, this is a statement from his lawyer
and I agree with the lawyer because it will open the floodgates on people using free speech to be vile and insulting towards others and get away with it. This is going to be Musk's version of Twitter, open season on everyone and the argument of 'free speech' will be used as it's justification.
British caver suing Elon Musk gets emotional during his testimony about 'pedo guy' tweet
Vernon Unsworth, a caver from the UK who was part of the rescue team that saved 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand last summer, took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday for a defamation lawsuit he brought against Musk for the tweet.
Elon Musk wins defamation case over 'pedo guy' tweet about caver
Tesla's founder did not defame a UK caver who helped in the Thai cave rescue, a US jury finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
The man who brought the case forward, this is a statement from his lawyer
and I agree with the lawyer because it will open the floodgates on people using free speech to be vile and insulting towards others and get away with it. This is going to be Musk's version of Twitter, open season on everyone and the argument of 'free speech' will be used as it's justification.
He just wanted more followers 😉
I read online: That Elon says it's about the very importance for there to be an inclusive arena for free speech.
Twitter has become kind of the de facto town square, so it’s just really important that people have both the reality and the perception that they are able to speak freely within the bounds of the law.
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What makes you think an electronic payments CEO (PayPal) could launch a successful automobile company? Or spaceship company? Oh wait…
In my opinion it was the very high profile court case of Musk being sued for defamation over a tweet he made which has formed maybe part of his reasoning for buying twitter because the court case brought free speech into question, basically it being was he allowed to insult someone by calling them 'pedo guy' and surprise suprise, a US jury found him not guilty.
British caver suing Elon Musk gets emotional during his testimony about 'pedo guy' tweet
Vernon Unsworth, a caver from the UK who was part of the rescue team that saved 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand last summer, took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday for a defamation lawsuit he brought against Musk for the tweet.
Elon Musk wins defamation case over 'pedo guy' tweet about caver
Tesla's founder did not defame a UK caver who helped in the Thai cave rescue, a US jury finds.
The man who brought the case forward, this is a statement from his lawyer
and I agree with the lawyer because it will open the floodgates on people using free speech to be vile and insulting towards others and get away with it. This is going to be Musk's version of Twitter, open season on everyone and the argument of 'free speech' will be used as it's justification.
First mistake was probably having Lin Wood as his attorney.
First mistake was probably having Lin Wood as his
so nothing will change thenIn my opinion it was the very high profile court case of Musk being sued for defamation over a tweet he made which has formed maybe part of his reasoning for buying twitter because the court case brought free speech into question, basically it being was he allowed to insult someone by calling them 'pedo guy' and surprise suprise, a US jury found him not guilty.
British caver suing Elon Musk gets emotional during his testimony about 'pedo guy' tweet
Vernon Unsworth, a caver from the UK who was part of the rescue team that saved 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand last summer, took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday for a defamation lawsuit he brought against Musk for the tweet.
Elon Musk wins defamation case over 'pedo guy' tweet about caver
Tesla's founder did not defame a UK caver who helped in the Thai cave rescue, a US jury finds.
The man who brought the case forward, this is a statement from his lawyer
and I agree with the lawyer because it will open the floodgates on people using free speech to be vile and insulting towards others and get away with it. This is going to be Musk's version of Twitter, open season on everyone and the argument of 'free speech' will be used as it's justification.
I agree completely. No twitter, no instragram. I have a Facebook account with no friends, completely set to private so I could use my Oculus Quest 2. Social media is an addiction, the fact that a multi billionaire has bought the company has people shaking worried about their fix. Maybe not the best analogy but I do think people are far to hooked on social media platforms and would have serious trouble leaving them completely, not just jumping to a different one.
You have complete control with social media. Someone harassing you? You can block, mute and report and then never hear from them again. I do feel sorry for those who get so shook up online, I can't imagine being so overwhelmed by something strangers say online.
Nothing has happened to Twitter yet but people are still very triggered. The idea that "people I disagree with" will be allowed to speak without censorship and warning labels is appalling to some. Other forums, present company excluded, should take note that people don't like one sided heavy handed censorship.
I am betting most who say they will quit won't. Though it would be a good thing if they did.
none of those people ever moved to canada either..
Social media companies should not be dominated by the whim of one person. We've had that already with news agencies and that experiment did not turn out well for democracy.
"Had" that already? We still have that. It continues today. What does this post even mean? Someone creates a social media company and that's okay but one person buys it and it's not okay? Makes no sense.
ha! I was actually thinking of that as well. So much "the sky is falling" yet no one really does anything as your life really is not changed by these events.