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minus-squareUglyhead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81arrow-down1·10 months agoThis was always going to happen. Muskrat bought twitter specifically to make it Parler, GAB, and Truth Social all rolled into one. Banning, shadow-banning, or purging any and all dissenting views or content that differs from the Far Right narrative on the sites is the norm.
minus-squarebloopernova@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·10 months agoI can see several motives for him buying twitter. Get trump elected, Because: a) less taxes for the musky chodelet b) less pesky safety and labour regulation for tesla/spacex/neuralink c) drop support for Ukraine so he gets a shot at the rare minerals underneath it when russia has full control. He’s a useful idiot for trump and putin. Still not sure what the saudi angle is, though.
minus-squarekingthrillgore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoHe’s a cheap lay for the Saudis
This was always going to happen.
Muskrat bought twitter specifically to make it Parler, GAB, and Truth Social all rolled into one.
Banning, shadow-banning, or purging any and all dissenting views or content that differs from the Far Right narrative on the sites is the norm.
I can see several motives for him buying twitter.
Get trump elected, Because:
a) less taxes for the musky chodelet
b) less pesky safety and labour regulation for tesla/spacex/neuralink
c) drop support for Ukraine so he gets a shot at the rare minerals underneath it when russia has full control.
He’s a useful idiot for trump and putin. Still not sure what the saudi angle is, though.
He’s a cheap lay for the Saudis