Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims

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Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims
gizmodo.com
  • 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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Twitter was the main tool in the Arab Spring revolutions. Whatever the Saudis paid to buy and destroy it was cheap for their goals.

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