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genxlib

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7. The stupidity of all of this is comical

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 04:39 PM

Jul 2022

Recognizing that Twitter has too many bots is very closely related to recognizing that you have to enforce standards for what can be posted.

So the reason for him backing out is almost contradictory to his reason for wanting in.

At the end of the day, anyone that runs a social media company will need to control content because there is an avalanche of shit waiting to flow through any gap.

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Elon Musk gets the last laugh... [View all] Pluvious Jul 2022 OP

And you believe Musk? relayerbob Jul 2022 #1

NASA does! USALiberal Jul 2022 #2

NASA cares about Musk's opinions of Twitter? brooklynite Jul 2022 #13

ok lol nt Torchlight Jul 2022 #15

Laternwaste??? You are back!!! USALiberal Jul 2022 #19

Which piece is incorrect? FBaggins Jul 2022 #3

Elon is misleading, as usual. sir pball Jul 2022 #8

Doesn't appear to answer the question FBaggins Jul 2022 #18

As if Twitter - or ANY company Mike_in_LA Jul 2022 #4

I did read that he was asking them for bot info and they weren't giving to him. This was several onecaliberal Jul 2022 #5

They have said they gave him all the information he wanted. former9thward Jul 2022 #9

The trial isn't going to tell us if they handed everything over. They're all liars. onecaliberal Jul 2022 #11

He asked for "monetizable" user/bot info sir pball Jul 2022 #10

Nope jcgoldie Jul 2022 #6

The stupidity of all of this is comical genxlib Jul 2022 #7

an avalanche of shit waiting to flow through any gap Celerity Jul 2022 #14

It would appear that he made an offer without doing due diligence. OilemFirchen Jul 2022 #12

Signed a contract. Voltaire2 Jul 2022 #16

You're thinking about it from your own perspective FBaggins Jul 2022 #21

the 1b is only if for example he cant get financing moonshinegnomie Jul 2022 #22

Thank you, Oilem.. Musk , the Fascist Stupid Cha Jul 2022 #17

So, the laughing isn't over yet. Hugin Jul 2022 #20

yep. nt BootinUp Jul 2022 #26

If everyone is convinced that Musk will be ordered to complete the original deal MichMan Jul 2022 #23

They wouldn't take it to court if they had lied about the bots and Musk will likely have to pay Quixote1818 Jul 2022 #24

Empty nut sack days what? 48656c6c6f20 Jul 2022 #25

Twitter's odds of getting specific performance and making Musk close the deal LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #27

... and expensive. Hugin Jul 2022 #30

Two questions come readily to mind jmowreader Jul 2022 #28

Edsel Muskrat is a boring POS - I'm expecting that he will implode before he's 60 GoneOffShore Jul 2022 #29

*snerk* Hugin Jul 2022 #31

Wrong take. Musk is in trouble. He Demsrule86 Jul 2022 #32

Who cares? imanamerican63 Jul 2022 #33

The more I read, the more I think this was about Tesla stock Sympthsical Jul 2022 #34