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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I give Musk credit for finally having to guts to try and fix the liberal habit of cancelling everyone. They only have themselves to blame.  [/quote]

Call it cancelling or whatever you want but if Twitter just allows all manner of bull crap with no standards, then people can choose not to use it.  Oh well.[/quote]

You overestimate people caring. [/quote]

I think you underestimate people caring.[/quote

I think you drastically overestimate how many mentally unstable cat ladies are out there, which is the only sizeable demographic that is freaking out about this.

The nerve of people on here to slander someone who is one of the biggest champions of the green economy by leading the mass production of electric vehicles and the production of more robust solar power is disgusting. I guess this is what you get when you do good deeds but have principles and aren’t some partisan hack who wants to censor the opposition huh?[/quote]

Plenty more people than a few “unstable cat ladies” [sic] have valid concerns about this deal …

When a divisive billionaire businessman acquires a platform with 215 million users, there are real reasons for concern, three BU experts say
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/elon-musk-buys-twitter-should-we-worry/

So why, exactly, do the stakes feel so big? The answer boils down to the outsized influence of Twitter on public discourse, and the uncertainty of what happens when the world's richest man — who revels in his unpredictability — gains singular control over that influence.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/26/tech/importance-of-musk-buying-twitter/index.html

Critics of Musk’s plan have expressed concerns that he would allow extremist content on the site, which Twitter and other social media companies struggle to fully eradicate. Musk acknowledged during the TED interview that content moderation is not a clear-cut issue.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/25/why-elon-musk-wants-twitter/

KEY POINTS
Twitter’s decision to accept billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to buy the company and take it private prompted polarized reactions in Washington, D.C.
		On the right, many lawmakers praised what they saw as a victory for free speech online.
		But on the left, some lawmakers said the deal showed the need for higher taxes on the rich.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/25/musks-twitter-deal-prompts-calls-for-taxes-free-speech-from-lawmakers.html

Of Course Elon Musk Wanted Twitter
The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla—and the richest person in the world—is obsessed with his version of free speech.
Dip into Musk’s history, though, and you’ll find that his commitment to free speech has been less than absolute. He might like to be able to say anything he wants, but he bristles when what others want to say goes against his own preferences. He will grace his fans with engagement, but he has little interest in critics. And he has not always shown himself to be someone who welcomes people speaking their mind, especially not at his own companies. Musk’s version of free speech, in practice, seems to be one in which only powerful people can say what they please and escape any negative consequences.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/04/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech/629479/

Twitter fears sabotage by left-wing staff after Musk takeover: Developers are blocked from app after rebellious employees called deal 'dangerous for democracy' -
	•	Furious Twitter employees bombarded site and internal message boards with attacks on controversial tycoon 
	•	Complaints ranged from fears of his 'danger to democracy' to complaints they could be forced to stop WFH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10754055/Elon-Musks-Twitter-revolution-Rebellious-staff-claim-new-boss-dangerous-democracy.html[/quote]

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