It's mostly a bunch of dudes protecting their jobs but also their stranglehold on the flow of information. Musk's motivation (according to him) is to protect free speech. Twitter has consistently and flagrantly suppressed conservative voices on their platform.tommie said:BearFan33 said:
Incredible, the board is going to blow up the shareholders to make sure they can continue to silence conservative voices. At least Musk got them to show their hand.
My understanding of the poison pill is to add shares to dilute Musk's % of shares owned. But if they are offering current shareholders the ability to buy shares at a discounted rate, don't they have to offer Musk the same?
I'm sure whatever the requirements are is in their bylaws. Tesla likely has similar restrictions otherwise they could become Volkswagen or GM via a hostile takeover.
I bet this has nothing to do with "conservative voices"
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This has everything to do with the government-social media partnership to stifle certain speech. Otherwise, you think yesterday's announcement of Musk-focused government regulatory investigations is merely coincidental.
Amal Shuq-Up said:
This has everything to do with the government-social media partnership to stifle certain speech. Otherwise, you think yesterday's announcement of Musk-focused government regulatory investigations is merely coincidental.
Bingo….
...Notably, there are many sites that watch and replay evangelical ministers and conservative figures for use on liberal sites. That includes “Right Wing Watch” run by the liberal People for the American Way...
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 15, 2022
...It is all free speech. However, Twitter is now in the business of shaping viewpoints and values. It has, according to its CEO, simply moved beyond free speech.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 15, 2022
And people wonder why Section 230 protections should be removed for Twitter, Facebook, et al.
How long until @Twitter finds a reason to kick @elonmusk off the platform he’s trying to buy?
— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) April 15, 2022
Redbrickbear said:Amal Shuq-Up said:
This has everything to do with the government-social media partnership to stifle certain speech. Otherwise, you think yesterday's announcement of Musk-focused government regulatory investigations is merely coincidental.
Bingo….
Maybe. Maybe the offer is inadequate. It appears to me, Twitter is for sale. A bidding war can take them over $70.
I am not an executive at my current company. We were trading at where Twitter is. We were bought by a private equity company near $90. (In November)
And, we were sued. Investors believed we could have gone for $100 had we stared a bidding war.
tommie said:Redbrickbear said:Amal Shuq-Up said:
This has everything to do with the government-social media partnership to stifle certain speech. Otherwise, you think yesterday's announcement of Musk-focused government regulatory investigations is merely coincidental.
Bingo….
Maybe. Maybe the offer is inadequate. It appears to me, Twitter is for sale. A bidding war can take them over $70.
I am not an executive at my current company. We were trading at where Twitter is. We were bought by a private equity company near $90. (In November)
And, we were sued. Investors believed we could have gone for $100 had we stared a bidding war.
Twitter's stock was $70 a year ago, it's now $45. Ain't no way this scenario is a possibility for them.
nobody with any common sense wonders, the govt swamp feeds them the info they spread, they arent removing the protections from their mouthpieceATL Bear said:
And people wonder why Section 230 protections should be removed for Twitter, Facebook, et al.
Musk has hinted at a tender offer for Twitter.
I'm really surprised the stock price isn't closer to the offer price. I'm guessing the street is skeptical he can pull it off.
I'm really surprised the stock price isn't closer to the offer price. I'm guessing the street is skeptical he can pull it off.
The Barbarians are at the Gate
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 22, 2022
he announced he has the money and its moving closer to the offer price.BearFan33 said:
Musk has hinted at a tender offer for Twitter.
I'm really surprised the stock price isn't closer to the offer price. I'm guessing the street is skeptical he can pull it off.
Please buy Twitter!!!!
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 23, 2022
It's amazing how in two weeks:
- Elon has gotten the entire authoritarian establishment to oppose free speech
- Ron DeSantis has gotten the entire authoritarian establishment to support grooming young children for sex
- Elon has gotten the entire authoritarian establishment to oppose free speech
- Ron DeSantis has gotten the entire authoritarian establishment to support grooming young children for sex
WSJ: “Twitter Inc. is re-examining Elon Musk’s $43 billion takeover offer after the billionaire lined up financing for the bid, in a sign the social-media company could be more receptive to a deal.” https://t.co/ZdauVWutMX
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) April 24, 2022
BREAKING: Twitter set to accept Elon Musk's 'best and final' offerhttps://t.co/nFpanfV86o
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 25, 2022
Sounds like it is a done deal. Welcome back Donald Trump.
"Stand with anyone when he is right; Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong." - Abraham Lincoln
I should have bought twitter in the 40s when I had a chance
BREAKING: Twitter and Elon Musk reach deal on buyout, to be announced shortly - WSJ
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 25, 2022
Eron!
- KKM
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BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK ACQUIRES TWITTER FOR $44B
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 25, 2022
Well there's a shock https://t.co/irJF8Gz6YN
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 25, 2022
The suspension of the @TheBabylonBee may turn out to be the most expensive act of censorship in history.
— Michael Knowles 🫃🏻 (@michaeljknowles) April 25, 2022
True.Cobretti said:The suspension of the @TheBabylonBee may turn out to be the most expensive act of censorship in history.
— Michael Knowles 🫃🏻 (@michaeljknowles) April 25, 2022
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
.@PressSec on @elonmusk purchasing @twitter: "The president has long been concerned about the power of large social media platforms, the power they have over our everyday lives, has long argued that tech platforms must be held accountable for the harms they cause." pic.twitter.com/uWRizqqET4
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 25, 2022
How to deactivate your Twitter account https://t.co/KVLIDkfWBg pic.twitter.com/IWg3Oh1BJp
— The Verge (@verge) April 25, 2022
CNN’s @brianstelter on Musk’s Twitter takeover:
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 25, 2022
“If you get invited to something where there are no rules, where there is total freedom for everybody, do you actually want to go to that party or are you going to decide to stay home?”pic.twitter.com/uymSPHgY2w
If Elon Musk really is able to get the platform to clean up twitter bots, that might seriously dent the number of total tweets per day.
??? That is how he won the election.Cobretti said:.@PressSec on @elonmusk purchasing @twitter: "The president has long been concerned about the power of large social media platforms, the power they have over our everyday lives, has long argued that tech platforms must be held accountable for the harms they cause." pic.twitter.com/uWRizqqET4
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 25, 2022
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Well, Burning Man is sold out every year. So, you figure it out.Cobretti said:CNN’s @brianstelter on Musk’s Twitter takeover:
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 25, 2022
“If you get invited to something where there are no rules, where there is total freedom for everybody, do you actually want to go to that party or are you going to decide to stay home?”pic.twitter.com/uymSPHgY2w
The platform will be much better, though. Clear out the bots and make the algorithms show what is really trending. Also, I feel like lately my twitter timeline has been clogged up with these topics and not the people i follow.EatMoreSalmon said:
If Elon Musk really is able to get the platform to clean up twitter bots, that might seriously dent the number of total tweets per day.
Cobretti said:.@PressSec on @elonmusk purchasing @twitter: "The president has long been concerned about the power of large social media platforms, the power they have over our everyday lives, has long argued that tech platforms must be held accountable for the harms they cause." pic.twitter.com/uWRizqqET4
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 25, 2022
Ha!Doc Holliday said: