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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by deanCommie on Thursday April 14, 2022 @10:50AM (#31027755)
> I'm not sure why everyone is talking about this as though it's on the horizon? The article doesn't mention "free speech"

Because if Musk said "I have no problem with Trump or Nazis on the platform and would unban them", he wouldn't have nearly the same support as he does now.

Instead people's reaction is "yay, edit button! Go Musk Daddy!"

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by scythe on Thursday April 14, 2022 @10:53AM (#31027787)
>Because if Musk said "I have no problem with Trump or Nazis on the platform and would unban them", he wouldn't have nearly the same support as he does now.

This remains true after he acquires it. The claim that one of the most image-obsessed investors in the world is going to make changes that are obviously unpopular seems dubious and frankly paranoid.

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by deanCommie on Friday April 15, 2022 @04:41PM (#31045562)
Trump and fascists are INCREDIBLY popular.
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