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[โ€“] sin_free_for_00_days@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was never a twitter user, but from the headlines I've seen it makes me think that Musk has some slimy back deal that will pay him off somehow if he torpedoes the site.

[โ€“] maynarkh@feddit.nl 9 points 1 year ago

The ongoing theory is that Twitter played some role in the Arab spring and the Saudis paid for a lot of the buyout exactly because they want it gone.