Tag: Twitter

How Elon Musk Beat the Odds to Seize Twitter from Free Speech Censors

With migrant encounters at the southern border up 550 percent since March 2020, you would think the Department of Homeland Security would be directing its resources toward stopping illegal immigration. Instead, it says it’s honing in on so-called “disinformation.” Why are conservative commentators saying that this announcement has an unsettlingly “Orwellian” feel to it? Where…


What Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Says About His Wealth

Elon Musk has finalized a deal to buy social media platform Twitter Inc. with a financing plan that includes commitments from bankers and himself. What Happened The U.S. tax code could be working hand in glove with Tesla Inc. CEO Musk in tallying up the deal amount, Bloomberg said in a report. The Tesla CEO has…


Why Is Twitter Stock So Far From Elon Musk’s Takeover Price?

We all know Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter Inc. for all cash has been accepted by the board. Before it was made public that Musk had an interest in the company, the stock was languishing at the $40 area. When Musk originally purchased shares of Twitter and investors speculated that he may attempt to buy it,…


Twitter’s Error Led to Overstated User Figures for 3 Years

Twitter Inc. admitted overstating its audience figures by about 2 million users for about three years as it reported its Q1 results. “In March of 2019, we launched a feature that allowed people to link multiple separate accounts together in order to conveniently switch between accounts,” Twitter disclosed. “An error was made at that time, such that…


Federal Government Wins Big From Twitter Sale

Commentary Elon Musk is the best thing to happen to the U.S. Treasury since the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in 1913. The 16th Amendment allowed the imposition of an income tax. The totality of Musk’s 2021 and 2022 business decisions in exercising his non-qualified stock options at Tesla, selling his newly issued…


Senate Democrats Consider Calling on Elon Musk to Testify About Plans for Twitter, Content Moderation

Some Democrats in the Senate are considering calling on Elon Musk to testify in Congress about his purchase of Twitter. The lawmakers did not indicate they were concerned about the legality of the purchase, but rather about Musk’s intention to loosen content moderation in light of the billionaire’s recent comments about the importance of free…


Musk Takeover Brings the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (To Twitter)

Are you ready? The second coming of Jesus Christ is here. At least it is on Twitter. On April 25, Jesus Christ marked his return to Twitter 10 days after the posting of one of his famous quotes led to an Ohio-based ministries program being removed from social networking service and its account permanently suspended….


Elon Musk Says Democratic Party Has Been ‘Hijacked by Extremists’

Elon Musk drew criticism from left-wing Twitter users after he posted that the Democrat Party has been “hijacked by extremists.” On Thursday, Musk posted a meme image that showed a timeline from 2008 to 2021. The picture showed both conservatives and liberals were near the center of the political spectrum, with Musk depicting himself slightly…


Roger Stone Says He Was Banned Again From Twitter After Creating New Account

Roger Stone says he was banned again from Twitter after reappearing on the social media website following an announcement that Elon Musk would purchase the company. “Well [expletive] I’m back on Twitter,” Stone wrote on Telegram on Thursday morning. “I’m anxious to see how strong Elon Musk’s commitment to free speech is.” A Daily Beast article…


UK Online Safety Bill Could ‘Drive More People Into The Dark Web’

Critics of Britain’s new Online Safety Bill say they fear it will erode freedom of speech and could push more people into seeking alternatives on the dark web. The Bill—which was last week given an unopposed second reading by British MPs—would force Google, Twitter, Meta (formerly Facebook), and others, to abide by a code of conduct, overseen…