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[–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 88 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This was always going to happen.

Muskrat bought twitter specifically to make it Parler, GAB, and Truth Social all rolled into one.

Banning, shadow-banning, or purging any and all dissenting views or content that differs from the Far Right narrative on the sites is the norm.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 48 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Saudis helped him buy it to try to stop future Color Revolutions

[–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That too.

All the Far Right Authoritarians are just giddy about it all.

[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I can see several motives for him buying twitter.

Get trump elected, Because:

a) less taxes for the musky chodelet

b) less pesky safety and labour regulation for tesla/spacex/neuralink

c) drop support for Ukraine so he gets a shot at the rare minerals underneath it when russia has full control.

He's a useful idiot for trump and putin. Still not sure what the saudi angle is, though.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

He's a cheap lay for the Saudis