bkp_duke
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Given the share price action since his last tweet . . . this doesn't actually correlate.
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Given the share price action since his last tweet . . . this doesn't actually correlate.
AlanSubie4Life
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bkp_duke
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My point, you tried to make a correlation where . . . none exists.
AlanSubie4Life
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Often the case! This is 3D chess going on here.
Also, no correlation was expressed or implied.
TheTalkingMule
Distributed Energy Enthusiast
I get the feeling we're gonna get a TWTR announcement next week and be pretty angry not to have grabbed some $40c.
This blackout from Elon smells to me like wrapping up the acquisition.
This blackout from Elon smells to me like wrapping up the acquisition.
Would love to see it end one way or another. It's been a great reprieve recently and hope it lasts through July 4th
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
It's almost like I summoned him. Like my grandmother said, "Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear". I should have kept it to myself
Lawsuit to halt Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition deal gets dismissed
The dismissal of the Orlando Police Pension Fund's lawsuit comes amidst Elon Musk's long absence from Twitter.
www.teslarati.com
bkp_duke
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Lawsuit to halt Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition deal gets dismissed
The dismissal of the Orlando Police Pension Fund's lawsuit comes amidst Elon Musk's long absence from Twitter.
Oh look. There was a huge argument in this thread when this lawsuit was published, and everyone said that the world was falling and the deal was dead. I said it was pretty much a nothing-burger and would either be dismissed or lose badly.
JRP3
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I wonder how the free speech absoloutist would handle this? Doesn't seem to break any laws.
bkp_duke
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At least on this forum, I'm pretty close to a free speech absolutist. I find the the tweet disgusting, and the poster shows their low-brow mentality. But there is nothing illegal about it, and objectively I can't find a legal reason for it to be pulled, unless there is some obscure law that it violates.
The problem with censoring things based upon "that offends me" is that there is NO CONSENSUS about where to draw the line. Everyone is offended by varying degrees of things, and so it just becomes a piranha feeding frenzy of content takedown requests.
Side note - owning a cloud services company I deal with this at least weekly. Someone files a DCMA takedown request for a customer's content (can be a competitor, jilted ex, etc.). I always draw a hard line with them and remind them that the DCMA is copyright law, and that if they are claiming copyright, they need to provide a copy of said copyright to me in order for me to have our clients take down the content. 90% of the requests never follow up when that is pointed out, the other 10% are usually legit and provide the copyright.
TheTalkingMule
Distributed Energy Enthusiast
Huh? Jokes about sex trafficking minors get taken down and the account warned/wrist-slapped. That wasn't so hard.
That's what she said! <-- totally ok
It's not super difficult to police these platforms rationally. Especially when you start by effectively eliminating all bots. I think that's Elon's plan.
Knightshade
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But Elon specifically said if it's not illegal, it should not get taken down- let alone anyone warned or wrist-slapped.
"By “free speech”, I simply mean that which matches the law. " -Elon Musk
Not just that, but it must be CLEARLY illegal--- "If it's a gray area, let the tweet exist" -Elon Musk
What law do you believe that joke clearly violates? (besides laws of good taste)
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bkp_duke
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BINGO!
Someone didn't ask me if it was in BAD TASTE. Absolutely, it's in horrible taste. But it's NOT illegal. And illegal, not bad taste, is where Elon is drawing that line.
EDIT - there were tweets during the previous administration that had memes of cutting the president's head off. Those were defended by the left as acceptable expressions of free speech. I think they are despicable, like the above tweet, but NOT illegal.
mspohr
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Elon Musk Twitter takeover deal in ‘serious jeopardy’
The planned takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk is in “serious jeopardy”, according to a report, sending shares in the company 4% lower in after-hours trading on Wall Street. Musk’s team has stopped certain discussions around funding for the $44bn deal, according to a report in the Washington Post, citing three people familiar with the matter. The report said Musk had concluded that Twitter’s figures on spam accounts – a bone of contention in the deal – were not verifiable.
However, legal experts said the world’s richest man, who is also Tesla’s chief executive, would struggle to terminate the takeover without a legal fight. The agreement to buy Twitter contains clauses that include seeking “specific performance”, which means asking a court in Delaware – the US state that has jurisdiction over the deal – to order Musk to carry out the deal at the agreed price of $54.20 a share. Shares were priced at $37.10 in after-hours trading.
The planned takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk is in “serious jeopardy”, according to a report, sending shares in the company 4% lower in after-hours trading on Wall Street. Musk’s team has stopped certain discussions around funding for the $44bn deal, according to a report in the Washington Post, citing three people familiar with the matter. The report said Musk had concluded that Twitter’s figures on spam accounts – a bone of contention in the deal – were not verifiable.
However, legal experts said the world’s richest man, who is also Tesla’s chief executive, would struggle to terminate the takeover without a legal fight. The agreement to buy Twitter contains clauses that include seeking “specific performance”, which means asking a court in Delaware – the US state that has jurisdiction over the deal – to order Musk to carry out the deal at the agreed price of $54.20 a share. Shares were priced at $37.10 in after-hours trading.
Elon Musk says he's terminating $44B Twitter buyout deal - ABC News (go.com)
I hope Elon Musk will pay dearly because of his bloated ego.
I hope Elon Musk will pay dearly because of his bloated ego.
Daniel in SD
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Will he settle or is this going to be in court for years?
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