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As Twitter, renamed X, faces increased scrutiny in the EU and usage falls, Elon Musk has floated drastic action.

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[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

As much as I’d like to see this happen, I don’t think he’ll actually do it. His ego will not allow retreat.

Then again, if he spins it as a moral act of defiance against “woke” and “overreaching” Big Government regulations, I could see it. I still don’t think it’s likely, but it’s more of a possibility than it seemed when I started typing this comment.

[–] Zellith@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

His ego is why I hope to god he starts charging money for access to the service. I can imagine the number of likes, retweets and follows taking a huge nosedive as the musk fanatics stop using bots to prop him up.