The fight between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. has grown from a war of words to a full-fledged takeover. This fight as we now know is fueled by a variety of voices behind the scenes. This includes those from billionaires to internet trolls with their own beef with the social media platform. These men found a conduit for pent-up rage over the company’s content moderation and management in Musk.
According to those familiar with the situation, Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey, quit last year under pressure from his board. Some believe that Dorsey was whispering in Musk’s ear that Twitter should be a private firm. Some others think that the reason was content filtering judgment which is very bad right now.
Who All Might Have Influenced Elon Musk?
Former PayPal founders and executives such as Musk, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Roelof Botha, and Max Levchin are part of this group. Others who agree with Musk’s strong anti-censorship ideals, which they claim run counter to Twitter’s present management style, backed the buyout as well.
According to the WSJ, Musk’s friendship with Dorsey was clear over time. Musk’s purchase has received public backing from the former Twitter CEO. According to Dorsey, Musk is the only solution for Twitter. Both Musk and Dorsey, according to Twitter insiders who talked to the Journal, agreed that the social media network would be better suited as a privately held firm. They also stated that Twitter would be better off as a public good rather than some profit-making company.
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The Libertarians Are Promoting It
A close-knit group of libertarian-leaning activists and businessmen encouraged Musk to become involved before and during his fast takeover of Twitter. It also includes entrepreneur David Sacks. Along with David, there is Steve Jurvetson, a venture capitalist, and former Tesla board member. The list also includes Musk’s brother, Kimbal, a Tesla board member.
Their participation, as well as Musk’s persistent willingness to listen to them, may shed light on one of the big riddles surrounding his Twitter obsession. That is, why has Musk thought that he can solve all of the world’s issues by himself? Elon after his acquisition of Twitter is even more active on the platform.
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