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Estiveo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:32 pm I signed up for counter.social. there seem to be a lot of people heading over there from twitter. I got my same @Estiveo. We'll see.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:11 pm I never signed up for Twitter. I've regretted signing up for Facebook, although I keep friends and posts really low. I've only been on Next Door a few years, and frequently regret that. As it stands, for me, social media sucks.

With Deal for Twitter, Musk Lands a Prize and Pledges Fewer Limits
The world’s richest man succeeded in a bid to acquire the influential social networking service, which he has said he wants to take private.

By Mike Isaac and Lauren Hirsch
April 25, 2022

Elon Musk struck a deal on Monday to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, in a victory by the world’s richest man to take over the influential social network frequented by world leaders, celebrities and cultural trendsetters.

Twitter agreed to sell itself to Mr. Musk for $54.20 a share, a 38 percent premium over the company’s share price this month before he revealed he was the firm’s single largest shareholder. It would be the biggest deal to take a company private — something Mr. Musk has said he will do with Twitter — in at least two decades, according to data compiled by Dealogic.

“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Mr. Musk said in a statement announcing the deal. “Twitter has tremendous potential — I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.”

The blockbuster agreement caps what seemed an improbable attempt by the famously mercurial Mr. Musk, 50, to buy Twitter — and immediately raises questions about what he will do with the platform and how his actions will affect online speech globally.

The billionaire, who has more than 83 million followers on Twitter and has romped across the service hurling gibes and memes, has repeatedly said he wants to “transform” the platform by promoting more free speech and giving users more control over what they see on it. By taking the company private, Mr. Musk could work on the service out of sight of the prying eyes of investors, regulators and others.

Yet scrutiny is likely to be intense. Twitter is not the biggest social platform — it has more than 217 million daily users, compared with billions for Facebook and Instagram — but it has had an outsize role in shaping narratives around the world. Political leaders have made it a megaphone, while companies, celebrities and others have used it to hone images and build brands.



https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/tech ... -sale.html

Estiveo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:32 pm I signed up for counter.social. there seem to be a lot of people heading over there from twitter. I got my same @Estiveo. We'll see.

Due to an unprecedented influx of unexpected new users
countersocial is currently undergoing infrastructure upgrades
We expect to be back around 9PM Eastern Wednesday 27th April
Apologies for the frustration

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:36 pm That's the most expensive toy in the world.

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:55 pm

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:36 pm That's the most expensive toy in the world.

More expensive that his private spaceship?