EXPLAINER: What Twitter could do as privately held company If Elon Musk and Twitter get their way, the company will soon be privately held and under his control The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022
Musk’s Twitter financing tests Wall Street’s mettle: ‘What could go wrong?’ Volatile moves in Tesla stock underline deal’s risks as billionaire’s plan for $21bn equity portion remains a mystery Financial Times · Apr 28, 2022
Tam Cowan: Want to feel young again? Just go to an Engelbert gig Tam celebrates being 53 years young after a lively gig and a special birthday message. Daily Record · Apr 28, 2022
Former Twitter boss accuses Elon Musk of making site’s executive a ‘target of threats’ News of Elon Musk's £34.5 billion takeover prompted some to question the future safety of the platform Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022
Cate Blanchett slams Elon Musk's Twitter takeover and calls it 'very, very dangerous' Cate Blanchett is the latest celebrity to voice her concern on Elon Musk's multi-billion pound takeover of social media platform Twitter Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022
Elon Musk Says Twitter Should Have This Signal-Like Feature To Ensure Privacy Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) should have end-to-end encryption for its direct messages to ensure security. Benzinga · Apr 28, 2022
Elon Musk prevails in Delaware court case on SolarCity deal A Delaware court sided with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a bitter legal battle over whether he acted against the best interest of other shareholders when he steered the electric car maker into a $2.6 billion acquisition of a solar panel maker founded by two of his cousins The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022
Why Elon Musk Thinks Twitter Has To Upset The Far Right And Left Equally Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWR) must be “politically neutral” to deserve “public trust,” Benzinga · Apr 28, 2022
QAnon influencers believe Elon Musk will restore their suspended Twitter accounts Far-right conspiracy theorists believe the world’s richest man will expose the ‘deep state’ keeping them off the platform The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
What happened when I quit Twitter If you're thinking of leaving after the Elon Musk news, here's what I've learned Salon · Apr 27, 2022
"Would Censorship Have Stopped the Rise of the Nazis?" Greg Lukianoff (President of FIRE) and Prof. Nadine Strossen (former President of the ACLU) have an excellent post on this subject; here's the beginning, though it's worth reading in its entirety: Given the recent panic over what Elon Musk buying Twitter may mean for hate speech regulation on the platform,… Reason · Apr 27, 2022
If Elon Musk Is 'Targeting' Twitter Employees, Isn't The Washington Post 'Targeting' Elon Musk? If there is a headline, it should probably be: "Elon Musk Agrees With Twitter That Censoring the Hunter Biden Story Was Wrong." Reason · Apr 27, 2022
Elon Musk Continues To Take Shots At Trump's Truth Social Elon Musk can’t get enough of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). Benzinga · Apr 27, 2022
Voices: Why has Elon Musk — the purported champion of free speech — blocked me on Twitter? It’s not only journalists. Musk has also blocked Public Citizen, a Washington DC-based nonprofit watchdog group that says it has been ‘standing up to corporate power and holding government accountable for 50 years’ The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
Creative Bloq · Apr 27, 2022 Thinking of leaving X? Here are 10 Twitter alternatives to consider The best X alternatives for creatives.
Benzinga · Apr 27, 2022 Some Celebrities Leave Twitter, Other Notables Return: What Investors Should Know News that Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk reached a deal to acquire Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has drawn mixed reactions from investors, Twitter users and celebrities.
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022 Twitter abuse victims fear Musk's plans, but may not quit Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk’s plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all than those most likely to be targeted for harassment: women, racial minorities and other marginalized groups
Reason · Apr 27, 2022 MSNBC's Joy Reid Claims Elon Musk 'Misses' Apartheid-Era South Africa If Musk was so fond for South Africa's segregationist policies, why did he refuse military conscription and jump ship to Canada as a teen?
Mic · Apr 27, 2022 “A double-edged sword”: 4 women of color on Elon’s Twitter takeover Twitter was uniquely well-suited for marginalized communities to carve out their own space. Now Elon Musk is invading.
Salon · Apr 27, 2022 Musk could exploit your Twitter data "Musk’s desire in buying Twitter goes beyond a desire to control and shape public discourse," expert warns
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022 Elon Musk suggests new name for Trump’s Truth Social app as he accuses Twitter of censorship Elon Musk has suggested a new name for Donald Trump’s Truth Social app as he accused Twitter, which has just agreed to buy for $44bn, of censorship.
Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022 Elon Musk loses bid to end ‘Twitter Sitter’ deal with SEC Elon Musk may soon own Twitter Inc. but the billionaire won’t be able to shake his “Twitter Sitter.”
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022 The Guardian view on Twitter: when free speech costs a bomb Editorial: Elon Musk claims to be a ‘free speech absolutist’. As the platform’s new boss, he may find that principle hard to enact
Benzinga · Apr 27, 2022 Why Donald Trump-Related Stock Digital World Acquisition Is Rising Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: DWAC) shares are trading higher by 9.00% at $44.47 after Truth Social became the top free app on the App Store. Digital World Acquisition Corp is the merger partner of Trump Media & Technology Group, which is the owner of Truth Social.
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 27, 2022 Who does Elon Musk think he is? His behavior on Twitter was terrible. If Musk is to be the new arbiter of free speech, accountability and responsibility on Twitter, his first move as the new owner should be to ban himself from the platform.