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Progressive Twitter Accounts Lose Followers, Conservatives Gain

Key figures on the American left, Barack Obama among them, have shed thousands of followers since Elon Musk's planned purchase of Twitter emerged, while numbers have soared for right-wing politicians. Musk, the world's richest man, struck a deal Monday to buy the US-based social media platform for $44 billion, AFP…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Musk's Twitter Purchase Puts Moral Champion in Crosshairs

The fate of Twitter's top attorney, deemed a moral champion of the platform, was in doubt Wednesday after Elon Musk tweeted displeasure with content moderation she had carried out. Musk, the world's richest man, has vowed to be a free speech absolutist when he takes control of the global messaging…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elon Musk tweets he'd 'like to buy Coca-Cola and put the cocaine back in'

Earlier this week it emerged that Musk - one of the richest men on the planet - had agreed £35 billion offer to buy social media giant Twitter

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Elon Musk claimed that he has set eyes on Coca Cola to "put cocaine back in" and "McDonald's to fix ice-cream machines”. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

What happened when I quit Twitter

If you're thinking of leaving after the Elon Musk news, here's what I've learned

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Reason

"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

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."

Benzinga

Elon Musk Continues To Take Shots At Trump's Truth Social

Elon Musk can’t get enough of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR).

The Independent UK

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’

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Thinking of leaving X? Here are 10 Twitter alternatives to consider

The best X alternatives for creatives.

Benzinga

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

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

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

“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

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

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.

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