Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors

Post by cloutchaser » Tue, Apr 05, 2022, 2:31 PM UTC

dkjaudyeqooe wrote: post #40

ChicagoDave wrote: post #6

He's also agreed to never own more than 14%, so effectively agreeing only to be a voice, not a wrecking ball.

It's Elon Musk, he can't help but being a wrecking ball. We're talking about the 'pedo guy' guy, after all. Twitter will get more attention for sure, but possibly not the kind of attention they want. But apparently there's no such thing as bad publicity. I think of of the interesting things to watch for is if he starts pressuring for the guy who tracks the movements of his private jet to have his account terminated.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 05, 2022, 2:31 PM UTC

jdrc wrote: post #47

sbarre wrote: post #43

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So while this one-liner comment seems to be drawing ire, I do think it brings up a difficult point. As more and more of our civic discourse moves online, there are no "public spaces" online where the rule of law and public interest comes first. There is no town square, no soapbox in the park, no public access TV, or the ability for masses to organize and march or protest (or whatever the online equivalent is), with o…

Yup, we actually need public twitters. Nothing fancy, no recommendations, not even sophisticated antispam, just simple follow list like rss with feedback. People can learn the self-curate

Post by cloutchaser » Tue, Apr 05, 2022, 2:33 PM UTC

elicash wrote: post #13

He filed forms that he was going to be a passive investor, and the same day joined the board after discussion that had been in the works for weeks. This is strike two on misleading investors. I haven't seen analysis on whether it was illegal, but I wouldn't want somebody like him on my board even if it succeeded in keeping him from buying up more stock. With him on the outside, maybe he causes more trouble than on th…

Post by xeromal » Tue, Apr 05, 2022, 2:33 PM UTC

frob wrote: post #66

Overtonwindow wrote: post #49

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More profitable, more open, and more fair to all voices. Twitter has become a liberal vacuum that, as a liberal, has gone way too far to the left in silencing voices. It's not a private company, it's a public company, and I hope Elon turns it around into a true, free speech town square, instead of just an echo chamber for blue checks.

No, it is literally a private company. Which is why we are having this discussion based off of SEC filings. Edit: sorry, I mixed up public company and public good. Twitter is a public company, but not a public good.

Post by JumpCrisscross » Tue, Apr 05, 2022, 2:34 PM UTC

elicash wrote: post #13

He filed forms that he was going to be a passive investor, and the same day joined the board after discussion that had been in the works for weeks. This is strike two on misleading investors. I haven't seen analysis on whether it was illegal, but I wouldn't want somebody like him on my board even if it succeeded in keeping him from buying up more stock. With him on the outside, maybe he causes more trouble than on th…