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Elon Musk Buys Twitter for 44 billion

It's happening ...

... How can a guy be so obscenely rich and waste his money on something so ..... Useless....
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JesseInTX · 51-55, M
The only change that will happen with this is libs won’t be the only ones who can speak freely. Now conservatives will be able to speak freely as well and not get suspended or banned. His quote that a good social platform infuriates the extreme 10% on the left and the right is true.

But make no mistake, the man is a genius and he’s not doing this to lose money. He’s thought this out and can accomplish his goal for Twitter and make a killing as well.
@JesseInTX [quote]The only change that will happen with this is libs won’t be the only ones who can speak freely.[/quote]

Nobody was able to speak totally freely, because Twitter had a terms of service, and still will. Everyone got banned for violating the TOS, Conservatives were just the only ones that cried about it because they're snowflakes.
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@BohemianBoo
[quote]Nobody was able to speak totally freely, because Twitter had a terms of service, and still will. Everyone got banned for violating the TOS[/quote]

That might just be the single dumbest statement I’ve ever read on SW. I don’t usually use this word, but if you believe that then you are incredibly stupid. And an example of why the education system here is broken.
@JesseInTX Do you have any evidence that Conservatives were banned without violating the TOS? Or are you just repeating talking-points you heard in the media?
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@BohemianBoo really? Come on. The biggest ban handed out was over “disinformation”. Even CNN, MSDNC, ABC, NBC, NYT and others are acknowledging their disinformation affected the 2020 election. Just stop. Their accounts weren’t banned or suspended by their lies and cover ups. You probably weren’t even old enough to vote in 2020.
@JesseInTX Sure, disinformation goes against the TOS. And yes, disinformation affects every election.
So do you have any evidence that Conservatives were unfairly banned? Like do you have any examples where someone didn't break TOS, but was still banned?
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@BohemianBoo like uhm dude there’s totally like, uhm President Trump was banned over disinformation, but 100+ CNN, MSDNC, NYT , ABC, NBC, CBS and others employees who called Hunter’s laptop Russian disinformation without even investigating it. President Trump suspended, multiple times, eventually banned. That’s one.

18 months later they finally have to admit it. And Elon is taking them to task.
@JesseInTX No, Trump was banned for inciting violence. He actually should have been banned much earlier, but because he's rich and powerful, he got a pass. If anything, Twitter's problem is that they cater to elitists like Trump. Thankfully, they realized after 1/6 that he was going to far with the Big Lie.
And it's only certain disinformation that goes against TOS. There are flat-earthers on Twitter because management has decided that's a harmless form of disinformation. But covid conspiracy theories, they rightly deem harmful.

So, any actual example of double standards when it comes to bans?
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@BohemianBoo I knew that’s where you’d go. You’re a sad child. Check your facts. No response to what I sighted about multiple “news agencies” and the even more multiple “correspondents”. Grow up and you’ll understand. Move out of mom and dad’s house, get on you’re own. Don’t worry puberty will hit soon too.
@JesseInTX You're trying to deflect because you realized I'm right.
Which of those "multiple news agencies" broke the terms of service? Remember, getting something wrong is not disinformation, plus only disinformation deemed dangerous went against TOS.
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@BohemianBoo
[quote]You're trying to deflect because you realized I'm right[quote]

You’re right? You have an option. Nothing more. An opinion not based in facts but off emotion. I’ve given you facts but they don’t fit your beliefs.

Disinformation is also not reporting something and blaming it on an entity you know conspired against another. When you start paying your own bills and taxed we can talk more.
@JesseInTX But the "facts" you gave me have nothing to do with the point. You think Conservatives were unfairly censored on Twitter, because of your victim-complex, but you have no evidence of this. I'm just waiting for an example of a Conservative who was unfairly banned.

So far you said Trump, but he actually broke the TOS many times.
And you keep bringing up disinformation, but only specific disinformation goes against Twitter TOS.

So are you ready to admit that you were wrong, or do you have some evidence for your claim?
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@BohemianBoo you’re a typical lib who does not want to admit anything. Again, a reminder of our broken educational system. There are hundreds of examples but no facts will convince you otherwise.

The opinions of someone who had never had to pay his own way or his own bills do not matter to me. There are hundreds of conservatives who have been banned or censored while libs like you were able to pass on lies without repercussions. You and your ilk are just upset that will be changing.
@JesseInTX I'm not a Liberal, I'm a Leftist.

Give me ONE example of a Conservative who was banned, despite not breaking the TOS.