Wow what a shocker. A presumably anti censorship oligarch bids on Twitter and suddenly we need some regulation of it. L O fucking L.
For the record I’m not a fan of one person controlling that much of our “town square” discussion. I also suspect he would like to censor more than he leads on. He would be great for EV stuff, he’s a pushover for China etc. But the fact that so many people have their hair on fire over it, makes me think it would be a net positive.
That said, I don’t think the powers that be let it happen. Twitter is too powerful and too important to the messaging of all levels of the establishment. They can’t let a seeming maverick/outsider take control. The government will step in somehow and stop it or make it not worth Elon’s time. Guarantee it.
Nothing would be better for Democrats than Trump back on Twitter roaming freely. Without him online, there’s no crazy tweets to ask Rs about. It was a great way to divide Rs.