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YishanWong has an excellent thread about ElonMuskBuyingTwitterShare

But really about the challenges of running a SocialMedia platform when everyone is on it and brings their bad behaviour. Brings up questions of SocialMediaThought, GreaterInternetFuckWads, FreedomOfSpeech, CreatingCommunities / AGroupIsItsOwnWorstEnemy

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Most important highlight for me is his understanding that things have changed since many early web (90s) pioneers conceptualized the issues of FreedomOfSpeech online.

Well worth reading.

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I've now been asked multiple times for my take on Elon's offer for Twitter.

So fine, this is what I think about that. I will assume the takeover succeeds, and he takes Twitter private. (I have little knowledge/insight into how actual takeover battles work or play out)

(long 🧵)
— Yishan (@yishan) April 15, 2022

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