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Musk’s involvement in Twitter has absolutely nothing to do with free speech. Like many things he does, it’s a false narrative to push what he wants forwards. He has a clear history of trying to bully and shutdown those that disagree with him in any capacity.

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Bingo. This is about Elon's speech if it's about speech at all. Remember the kid who was posting Elon's public jet movements? You think Elon lets him keep Tweeting? Elon is also known for blocking anyone who disagrees with him. So much for free speech absolutism.

Personally, I think he's just a troll with a ton of money. This is 'fun' for him.

Not sure I buy this analysis. I mean, he’s spending $43B dollars. That’s a heck of a jerk move, even just for the time and effort it takes.

Narcissism is a hell of a drug.

I too am eager to see whether, if the bid is accepted, the tremendous quantity and variety of anti-Musk sentiment on Twitter keeps flowing.

It’s just unbelievable to me that people are talking about this free speech thing as if it’s a legitimate thing to actually be talked about. These are Trump and Putin tactics. Get people talking about idiotic claims as if they’re real, while you do what you want behind the noise.

Musk is the person who claimed that the SEC was violating his free speech rights for investigating him over market manipulation. I would argue the SEC was actually very light on Musk, and it’s clear here again Musk is manipulating the market. If Twitter denies his offer, he will sell after pumping the stock, and he already indicated that in his offer letter in order to soften claims of market manipulation. If Twitter accepts his offer, he gets massive control over his “free” speech.

lol, you are funny. think you are the one who can be easily controlled. Putin does not even speak english. The delusional with this one is strong.