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Philip Bump Dec 17, 2022

It’s not complicated: Elon can do whatever he wants with Twitter, just as Twitter could do what it wanted pre-Elon.

Then, Twitter wanted to build a space aimed at inclusivity and avoided disinformation. Musk wants to build something different. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/16/elon-musk-twitter-trump/?itid=ap_philipbump

The debate over speech on Twitter is as uncomplicated as it is unhinged

Sure, Elon Musk can do what he wants. That was always the case. The issue is what business he's building — and how it fits into political narratives.

The Washington Post

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Patty Kimura

@pbump Musk wants to build a profitable Fox News / Newsmax model public square for that demographic slice to meet and repropagandize each other. Where the fun angle is, is mainstream journos can get slammed, doxxed, dunked, threatened in person by Musk Media loyal viewers and watch the Big Man suspend and bully, too. And advertisers can pay Musk for the WWE type action. You journos are the chihuahuas in the dog pit.