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Elon Musk wastes no time implementing changes at Twitter: Platform will 'start selling blue checks as soon as Monday' - while billionaire CEO now readies to lay off nearly TWICE as many employees as previously reported
dailymail ^ | 2 November 2022 | Stephen M. Lepore

Posted on 11/02/2022 11:49:23 PM PDT by 867V309

He’s not leaving. They all threaten but they need this platform

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: allthingsmusk; arbiteroffreespeech; bluecheck; elonmusk; leftisttwitterdies; musk; ourguymusk; socialmedia; truthsocial; twitter
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'$20 a month to keep my blue check? F*** that, they should pay me,' wrote King, who has 6.9million followers. 'If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.'

He’s not leaving. They all threaten but they need this platform,' said a third user.

EXACTLY



the leftists desperately need twitter to overwhelm conservatives; but their now vanished censorship makes that IMPOSSIBLE.


1 posted on 11/02/2022 11:49:23 PM PDT by 867V309
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To: 867V309

King should leave.
He’ll have much more time to write creepy books about cruel and gruesome things happening to women, children and dogs.

/weirdo


2 posted on 11/03/2022 12:22:04 AM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF)
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To: 867V309

“....while billionaire CEO now readies to lay off nearly TWICE as many employees as previously reported”

And may he utilize the strongest disinfectant one can use to clean up their ‘safe spaces,’ desks, chairs, etc. other than sunlight.....


3 posted on 11/03/2022 12:24:35 AM PDT by cranked
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To: 867V309

I wonder if he’s hiring anyone to replace them. People without purple hair and lip rings.


4 posted on 11/03/2022 12:26:09 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: 867V309

So...
$20 a month gets you a blue subscription
$8 a month gets you a blue tick
$5 a month gets you advanced features
Will there still be free accounts?

I’m confused by the offerings, but I’m not paying $60 a year to be able to tweet, much less $240 a year to prove I’m me.


5 posted on 11/03/2022 12:34:00 AM PDT by DannyTN (to)
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To: DannyTN

You’ve got it wrong....though I admitt it’s confusing. I think the rate is a flat $8. which includes advanced features.


6 posted on 11/03/2022 1:05:22 AM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: 867V309

Elon Musk Bends the Knee to the Anti-Defamation League and the Woke Mob on Censorship

https://bigleaguepolitics.com/elon-musk-bends-the-knee-to-the-anti-defamation-league-and-the-woke-mob-on-censorship/

Elon Musk Taps Jussie Smollett Hoaxer For Twitter Censorship Advice

https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/02/elon-musk-taps-jussie-smollett-hoaxer-for-twitter-censorship-advice/

Twitter’s Investors Revealed In Regulatory Filings

https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2022/11/02/twitters-investors-revealed-in-regulatory-filings/

Elon Musk Defends Trump-Hating Pro-Censorship Demagogue Leading ‘Safety and Integrity’ at Twitter

https://bigleaguepolitics.com/elon-musk-defends-trump-hating-pro-censorship-demagogue-leading-safety-and-integrity-at-twitter/


7 posted on 11/03/2022 1:16:59 AM PDT by Farcesensitive (K is coming)
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To: 867V309

Not having ever been on Twitr, I have no clue what a “blue check” even is, but he’s certainly pizzling off the right people!!! MAGA!!!


8 posted on 11/03/2022 1:25:08 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan (CNN)
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To: 867V309; All

I am not a Facebook, instagram, twitter person, but based upon conversations about twitter bots, I’d bet Musk is eliminating those entities.


9 posted on 11/03/2022 1:26:23 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: 867V309
[Elon Musk wastes no time implementing changes at Twitter: Platform will 'start selling blue checks as soon as Monday' - while billionaire CEO now readies to lay off nearly TWICE as many employees as previously reported]





10 posted on 11/03/2022 1:44:59 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Farcesensitive
What a ridiculous comment.

Musk talked to so and so.

Musk defends so and so.

Twitter is still owned in part by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.

BTW, which Woke American investor group do you think is going to put money behind Musk's effort to bring free speech to Twitter?

When you buy a new company, you listen to people from all sides. It doesn't mean you do what they suggest or that you even believe them.

This comment muddies the water and nothing more.

11 posted on 11/03/2022 1:51:54 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (Our government is like a bunch of fleas discussing how they are going to manage their dog.)
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To: DannyTN

The measure is not aimed at you. Very few people would care if you had a blue checkmark because (I assume) you are not famous in real life.

Companies and celebrities who post on twitter WOULD care that their twitter account has a blue check, and more importantly that nobody BUT them can get a blue check under their name.


12 posted on 11/03/2022 1:53:58 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
I wonder if he’s hiring anyone to replace them. People without purple hair and lip rings.

LOL. Good question. As long as they are not replaced, by people with blue hair. 🤪😆😂

13 posted on 11/03/2022 1:58:01 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: cranked
That's exactly right.

The people that remain will be chastened.

Twitter will instantly have an entirely new culture.

There will be problem holdovers, but they will be identifiable once they start complaining.

14 posted on 11/03/2022 1:59:44 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (Our government is like a bunch of fleas discussing how they are going to manage their dog.)
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To: DannyTN

Where it’s free, you’re the product.

So yes, there will be free accounts


15 posted on 11/03/2022 2:04:14 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
The word is that Twitter was grossly overstaffed. It was more like a Woke club than a business enterprise.

New and holdover investors obviously like what they've seen re: the financial projections possible from cleaning house in general and getting rid of the anti-free speech crowd specifically.

Twitter went from a target market of Woke users (roughly 30% of the target population at best) to a broad target market which includes people of all political persuasions.

If anyone can pull this off, it'll be Musk. But of course, we'll have to wait for results.

16 posted on 11/03/2022 2:10:14 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (Our government is like a bunch of fleas discussing how they are going to manage their dog.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Probably not needed. After liposuction you don’t go trying to find more fat to inject back in.


17 posted on 11/03/2022 2:21:49 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: RoosterRedux

People of all political persuasions would be best, so they can counterbalance one another. I, for example, would be tempted to ban all Biden supporters, but that would not be what free speech is about. Even stark raving mad socialists like Greta Thunberg have a right to say what they think, as long as there’s no vulgarity or threats of violence included.


18 posted on 11/03/2022 2:22:41 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Telepathic Intruder
Absolutely.

Let's have a giant brawl of ideas and let the best ones win.

Twitter can be a forum for such a fight.

And Musk is right. If such a fight gets started, it will be impossible to resist the urge to join in.

19 posted on 11/03/2022 2:28:54 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (Our government is like a bunch of fleas discussing how they are going to manage their dog.)
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To: Salamander

He’s worthless. Only two stories worth a read. The Stand and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.


20 posted on 11/03/2022 2:35:50 AM PDT by USAF1985 (Joe McCarthy is a hero...he was absolutely, 100% correct! (Let’s go Brandon!))
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