Buying Twitter made Musk "king of the sandbox," allowing him to promote free speech, but not at the cost of his own ego.
  • 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.

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  • gregorumEnglish
    21•4 months ago

    this is so astoundingly petty, it might just be true.

    although i doubt that’s the only reason he bought it, i wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a major factor that got him serious about buying it.

      • @jtk@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        3•4 months ago

        Infrastructure control. Transportation, communications, banking, etc. He’s going after it all. I’ll never touch anything he’s even remotely involved in.