The fact that Apple ads have actually increased while Musk claimed the opposite leaves only one remaining conclusion about Musk.

He isn't stupid. He isn't doing some financial game. He isn't trying to save Twitter, or make it his personal playground, or destroy it for destruction's sake.

The only conclusion left is that Musk is doing all this to join the right-wing culture war.

He bought Twitter to spread misinformation.

And today I'm reading about left-wing accounts that "free speech" Elmo is locking with no visible provocation.

Yet another indication that this is about spreading rightwing misinformation.

https://twitter.com/maxberger/status/1598355888233975811

Max Berger on Twitter

“Already today, @elonmusk's Twitter has suspended: - Dean Baker (@deanbaker13) a popular progressive economist - Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) a popular @MMFA researcher They appear to be banned for making jokes about Elon.”

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@thomasafine I don't disagree, but I also think it might be a sort of "revenge" or "retribution" kind of thing, like our voices were silenced, now yours will be too, see how it feels... but what he doesn't understand is that we're all on Mastodon now, so it doesn't matter lmao
@thomasafine Yes the picture is on the wall. He doesn't want to pay taxes or follow laws. He was born privileged and everyone must fall in line, be subservient or #Musk will bring out the whip.