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@RFPatterson
Because it was a public company it was owned by tons of people. It was in the major us S&P500 stock index, so many Americans were invested in it automatically as part of their retirement plans.

When the sale closed, for each share of Twitter stock a person had they received $54.20

@karlmorant @ajsadauskas @fediverse @technology

@RFPatterson @karlmorant @fediverse @technology And it's already happening:

"Numerous public service Twitter accounts have lost their ability to automatically post breaking news and events. Twitter has been removing API access, which allows many of these accounts to post in an authorized way by the platform, as it switches to Musk's new high-priced paid API system.

"Many of these affected Twitter accounts have automated updates, but aren't the type of hands-off bot accounts that some may think of when they hear the term 'bot.'

"For example, numerous National Weather Service accounts that provide consistent updates, both automated and manually posted by humans, shared that they could no longer provide their up-to-the-minute, potentially life-saving updates."

So less automated information updates on Twitter from things like weather services, and more posts by state-sponsored troll farms and spammers with blue ticks.

https://mashable.com/article/twitter-api-removal-public-safety-twitter-accounts

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