Republican hostile takeover of Twitter may be in the works.

[Odoreida]

Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey – report
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/29/paul-singer-elliott-management-twitter-jack-dorsey

A major Republican donor has purchased a stake in Twitter and is reportedly seeking to oust its chief executive, Jack Dorsey.

Bloomberg News first reported that Elliott Management has taken a “sizable stake” and “and plans to push for changes at the social media company, including replacing Dorsey”.

Paul Singer, the billionaire founder of Elliott Management, is a Republican mega-donor who opposed Donald Trump during the real-estate magnate’s run for the presidential nomination but has since come onside.

After a White House visit in February 2017, Trump said Singer “was very much involved with the anti-Trump or, as they say, ‘Never Trump’, and Paul just left, and he’s given us his total support and it’s all about unification”.

Trump famously communicates with the public largely through Twitter, at the expense of traditional media strategy.

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[pecosbob]

1. Some vulture capitalist should mount a hostile takeover of Facebook and sell off it's parts

[BComplex]

2. From your keyboard to God's ears, pecosbob!

Wouldn't that be nice!!!?

[klook]

7. No shit --

maybe some billionaire ex-presidential candidate.

[wishstar]

3. He is the establishment Repub who paid Fusion GPS for oppo research leading to Steele Dossier

[C_U_L8R]

4. That would be the end of Twitter

Might not be a bad thing. Start over with a platform that verifies its users and enforces its own polices.

[pecosbob]

5. My take is that this is because Twitter stopped accepting paid political ads

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The one percent would make social media into their malignant misinformation machine.

Edit...I also recall a recent court decision that barred Trump from blocking people hammering him on Twitter. He would love to be able to use Twitter as a megaphone without the entire world calling him a moron in response.

Your choice...Machiavellian or Trumpian. Doesn't really matter anyway as they both dovetail into Twitter being used as a powerful political weapon.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Probably right...nt

[crickets]

10. +1

[Roland99]

8. This is where Bloomberg and/or Steyer could help

[dewsgirl]

9. If this happens. I hope Twitter collapses.

[UTUSN]

11. K&R

[nolabear]

12. That'll kill it in a hurry.

Not the worst idea I’ve ever heard.