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X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information (www.theguardian.com)

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Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That requires there having been a plan to begin with. He desperately tried to get out of buying Twitter. Now he’s flailing but trying to act like he knows what he’s doing.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

My guess is that it wasn’t Elon’s plan. The Saudis might want to take Twitter out of the picture to prevent another Arab spring from happening, and they found a way to do it through Elon.