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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So is Taylor Swift going to buy it next?

Probably. She'll change it to eX. Tweets will be called ditty and you'll be required to sing them.

She would keep the pay to play mentality though, as that’s how she got her start after all