How Elon Musk Killed Twitter

Sunday, September 22, 2024

His vainglorious $44bn takeover backfired on investors, employees, users--and the world's richest man himself.

Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 12:33 PM | 13 COMMENTS | permalink

11 WTF Moments From Character Limit,' the Book About How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter

The billionaire's takeover of the platform has been a very public disaster. The action behind the scenes was even crazier

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#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-09-21 09:20 PM

@#1 ... The billionaire's takeover of the platform has been a very public disaster. ...

Well, yeah.

It was a disaster from the start. Which is why he appeared to try so hard to back out of the deal.

Twitter pushes back as Elon Musk tries for third time to back out of deal (2022)
ny1.com

... Twitter on Monday pushed back against yet another attempt from Elon Musk to back out of his $44 billion agreement to purchase the social media company ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-21 09:28 PM

... and now ...

Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com

... The platform agrees to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, pays fines and takes down user accounts that the court had ordered removed ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-21 09:30 PM

I'm just glad he'll be running the US Gov for Trump.... actually, he and Trump have the same amount of business acumen. Zero.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-09-21 09:39 PM

Between Project 2025 appointments, RFK Jr and Musk, a second Trump presidency should be one hellava cluster ---- if, God forbid, it should it ever come to pass.

#5 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-09-21 09:43 PM

And yet the POS is still going to be the world's first trillionaire

#7 | Posted by hamburglar at 2024-09-22 05:54 PM

#7 That's because people can't quit Twitter. Posters on the Retort follow people on X, copy Tweets as facts here all the time. Weird.

#8 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-09-22 06:07 PM

This is such a true statement, all people have to do is not use it and it will go away.

#9 | Posted by Bigbradleyp at 2024-09-22 07:49 PM

#8 | Posted by gracieamazed

You mean people haven't. I never post a tweet from Xitter here. I can't remember the last time I logged in. That said it is still a popular platform.

#10 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-09-22 08:51 PM

#10 Good for you, I never had a Twitter account. It's amusing how much the left on this site love to hate Musk. Thread after thread, Tweet reposts after Tweet reposts. It is obvious they can't quit him. I am sure he laughs all the way to the bank with their accounts/follows.

#11 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-09-22 09:04 PM

Why is Leon suing the advertisers who dropped his nazi ass?

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#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-09-22 09:18 PM

He bought it.

Dude's a turd who recycles other people's big ideas with better marketing.

Twitter was his first real go at doing something himself.

#13 | Posted by jpw at 2024-09-23 12:14 AM

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