he didn't buy it to make money. He bought it to own a media company. He wants to own the 4th estate. A modern Murdoch.
It's really sad that instead of keeping the govt in check, the "press" has become a way for billionaires to own the govt and control the view of the public.
Jan 6 would not have happened before FB/Twitter and definitely not pre-NewsCorp.
Propaganda machines removed from reality have played an essential role in democracies dying since the beginning of time.
This is what Musk is trying to do here.
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