Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to prevent Elon Musk takeover

[RAMOSS]

Twitter is private. This is about a private company saying that you cannot say certain things on their platform. It was absolutely implied that Twitter currently does not abide by free speech. They do, within their guidelines, as a private company. Those guidelines may change, but it would still be within free speech, as it is their company.

I also think that the not moderated environment that Musk is proposing would make twitter lose users, and therefore advertisement dollars.

 

[RAMOSS]

The Hunter Biden laptop story, Wuhan lab leak and numerous other stories have been suppressed for no other reason than to hurt conservatives.


Maybe you can explain why Twitter just suspended libsoftiktok for simply quoting liberals?

Uh huh, Right. Do keep telling yourself that.

 

[Crovax]

So some generic definition that has no legal value whatsoever, merely your opinion, most likely only applying to this situation and with plenty of exceptions for speech you are fine with someone limiting.

Legally and socially, free speech applies to the public. Publicly, you can say most things, even things others don't agree with, without legal consequences. It has never meant you can say things anywhere you want and/or without any sort of consequences for saying those things.

You have confused the 1st amendment and free speech

 

[Taylor]

Twitter is private. This is about a private company saying that you cannot say certain things on their platform. It was absolutely implied that Twitter currently does not abide by free speech.
They do, within their guidelines, as a private company.

Where did he say or imply that "you can say things anywhere you want and/or without any sort of consequences for saying those things?"

You are literally ignoring his definition of free speech that YOU asked for and replacing it with your own to imply he's saying something he isn't.

 

[roguenuke]

You have confused the 1st amendment and free speech

No I haven't. Free speech is completely subjective or some stupid philosophical concept if it is taken beyond the 1st Amendment protections. No one actually wants complete freedom of speech, no consequences whatsoever to anyone for any type of speech. And most do not actually support people being able to share their opinions absolutely anywhere, at anytime, which would be the only type of completely free speech that is objective. You would be able to lie without consequences. Say whatever you want, without any consequences, including social ones. Everyone would have to allow you on their property to say whatever you want, whenever you want, wherever you want.

 

[roguenuke]

Where did he say or imply that "you can say things anywhere you want and/or without any sort of consequences for saying those things?"

You are literally ignoring his definition of free speech that YOU asked for and replacing it with your own to imply he's saying something he isn't.

Then define free speech in relation to this issue. Be very specific in how only liberals have free speech now (presumably on Twitter).

 

[Crovax]

No I haven't. Free speech is completely subjective or some stupid philosophical concept if it is taken beyond the 1st Amendment protections. No one actually wants complete freedom of speech, no consequences whatsoever to anyone for any type of speech. And most do not actually support people being able to share their opinions absolutely anywhere, at anytime, which would be the only type of completely free speech that is objective. You would be able to lie without consequences. Say whatever you want, without any consequences, including social ones. Everyone would have to allow you on their property to say whatever you want, whenever you want, wherever you want.

Which is a strawman you have created based on what you think someone else means by freedom of speech

 

[Taylor]

Then define free speech in relation to this issue. Be very specific in how only liberals have free speech now (presumably on Twitter).

It's already been defined. See post #9.

 

[roguenuke]

Which is a strawman you have created based on what you think someone else means by freedom of speech

Then define free speech in relation to this issue. Define exactly what free speech means.

 

[roguenuke]

It's already been defined. See post #9.

That is extremely vague and allows for anything to be said absolutely anywhere, without consequences. If you disagree, then define it more precisely.

 

[Atreus21]

The thing is, it's not defined by the left. It's defined by 'what causes violence'., and 'what has the potential for liability when someone gets hurt or killed'

If the Babylon bee can be suspended for calling Rachel Levine a man, then this is simply untrue.

 

[The Mark]

Hell yeah!! Only free speech for liberals!!!

Until or unless some legislation comes down that says Twitter and/or similar systems count as a public space and not a private one controlled and moderated by a private company, there is not and has never been free speech on Twitter.
That was never the intent, anyway - the intent was to get people engaged so they could sell that to advertisers and collect data on what people like.

 

[mrjurrs]

Explain what TOS rules Trump violated that's stated here.

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Wow, Twitter has the shortest TOS of any platform in the world! Or you selectively pulled one part you feel buttresses your position. Hmmm, I know which option I choose.

 

[multivita-man]

Free speech for all simply doesn't exist.

You're not free to speak...how? You're speaking here now aren't you?

Conservatives who are serious about their political beliefs should all stop using it.

By all means.

They kick an ex President off but allow dictators to remain on.

More like an ex-president who was auditioning for the role of American Caesar.

That's arbitrary and capricious as they say, and BS as the rest of us say.

It's a platform, but hey, maybe Trump's such a great bidnessman, he could maybe use some of his own fortune to start his own social med--

Oh, wait...I forgot. He ****ing tried that already! Bwahwahahahaahahaha!!!!!

 

[BlueTex]

LOL the libs running twitter are panicking. Thats a good thing.

LOL.. More likely the board of Twitter has a lot smarter lawyers than Musk..

 

[Overitall]

Wow, Twitter has the shortest TOS of any platform in the world! Or you selectively pulled one part you feel buttresses your position. Hmmm, I know which option I choose.

If you can find something more specific to the matter present it. What I presented was very clear. Clear enough that you don't even need a lawyer to unwrap it for you.

 

[bomberfox]

OH Noes, a big sad for at least a year!

Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to prevent Elon Musk takeover

Twitter's board of directors has unanimously adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan following Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $54.20 per share offer to take the social media giant private.

www.foxbusiness.com

The plan, which will expire on April 14, 2023, does not prevent Twitter's board from engaging with parties or accepting an acquisition proposal if they believe it is in the best interest of the company and its shareholders.

@American

Of the company and its shareholders. Lets deconstruct that for a pinch!

 

[Hatuey]

Everyone understands that the reason cuckadoodledoos and failed entertainment monkeys on the right want Musk to control Twitter is that they think he'd be able to bring Trump and all the garbage they post on telegram, right?

Lol, it is funny, cause they think he's their avenger.

 

[Ahlevah]

Should rules, if applied equality, not apply to Republicans?

I didn’t see Democrats equally arguing that the Covid virus possibly escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, or that Hunter Biden’s laptop wasn’t a Russian disinformation plot, or a reposting of liberal TikTok videos didn’t constitute “hate speech.”

 

[TomFitz]

OH Noes, a big sad for at least a year!

Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to prevent Elon Musk takeover

Twitter's board of directors has unanimously adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan following Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $54.20 per share offer to take the social media giant private.

www.foxbusiness.com

The plan, which will expire on April 14, 2023, does not prevent Twitter's board from engaging with parties or accepting an acquisition proposal if they believe it is in the best interest of the company and its shareholders.

@American

In other words,they’re shopping for a better deal.

 

[PoS]

LOL.. More likely the board of Twitter has a lot smarter lawyers than Musk..

Yeah right, the only way they can stop the takeover is they buy the shares at a higher price than Musk's offer, which means they have to put up more money. All Elon has to do is keep up the pressure until their position becomes untenable.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Twitter has become censored for the sake of liberal politics and social order.

 

[CaughtInThe]

LOL the libs running twitter are panicking. Thats a good thing.

 

[TomFitz]

It's because they are stupid and largely unfounded and/or irrelevant. To watch stupid unfounded/irrelevant stuff that right wingers like, yes indeed, tune into Fox or OAN.

In the Hunter Biden case, it was a Russian disinformation campaign, designed to make Zenilsky look weak (if he caved in to Trump), and to make Trump look foolish and weak.

Guliani was shown at a restaurant table with Andre Derkach, the Russian agent who rope a doped him, and Trump. The Russian agent also appears with Crazy Uncle Rudy on OAN to promote the scam.

 

[roguenuke]

If the Babylon bee can be suspended for calling Rachel Levine a man, then this is simply untrue.

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