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I wonder if Twitter would be in the right to deactivate musk’s account. They’re a company & he’s clearly trying to cause them harm. I see no reasons as to why it wouldn’t be justified. (Hilarious too, I might add.


Because he's a near-10% shareholder and accounts like his are a major driver of new account growth. I wonder if this episode has impacted growth or engagement metrics any. Hard to imagine it hasn't


They can certainly do it but it’s end Twitter as a going concern.

People like to pretend.


If suspending Trump didn't end Twitter, suspending Musk won't.


Don't be too sure of that...


Why?


The parent offered no proof other than a cryptic statement


Because depending on how you look at it, Twitter suspending Trump (and Babylon Bee et cetera) was part of the motivation for Musk to buy Twitter in the first place.


How do you know that was his motivation?


Because Elon's been pushing the topic of Twitter and freedom of speech (or the lack thereof) for... a quite a while now.

He even ran the (now famous) poll: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507259709224632344


I don’t think Elon has or ever has had any affinity for Trump. He left his advisor (or something of that nature) spot in the administration quite early on for a reason.


I don't think he cares specifically about Trump, but I do think he cares about Trump being banned from the platform.




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