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submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Elon Musk purchased shares of Twitter after unsuccessfully petitioning the CEO to remove a Twitter account tracking his private jet.
Musk's personal gripes played a key role in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
Musk banned the account after promising not to, highlighting his prioritization of getting his way over free speech.

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[-] Link@rentadrunk.org 16 points 9 months ago

What stopping someone from recreating this on mastodon or any other website?

There is nothing special about Twitter which allowed people to track this jet.

[-] ATDA@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

The guy running it did just that.

Musk's actions are hilarious and pathetic. Anti censorship hero censored... Public data.

[-] telllos@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I think it's really about visibility. If you don't have the same visibility as twitter, you can have this wherever, it doesn't matter.

[-] bisby@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

They have links to all of the various social media sites for all the celebrities they track.

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