Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to Bottom

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom
Social media companies that once at least tried to promote a healthy information ecosystem have largely given up—and insiders say Musk’s example gave them cover.
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover math has changed
Elon Musk overpaid for Twitter when he bought it for $44 billion in late 2022, after unsuccessfully trying to renegotiate or renege. Now a new conventional wisdom is emerging: Twitter is a loss leader for the rest of Elon Inc.
Elon Musk goes all-in for Trump
The suddenly MAGA tycoon is pushing the boundaries of what social platforms (and tycoons) have done in politics.
Elon Musk bet big on Trump. Here’s what he stands to gain — and lose — from his win
No single business leader did more to support former President Donald Trump’s candidacy than Elon Musk. But the billionaire and his business empire face both positives and negatives after Trump won back the presidency in Tuesday’s election.
How Elon Musk Celebrated Donald Trump's Election Victory
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to his social media platform, X, to celebrate Donald Trump's impending election victory.
Elon Musk wins big by betting on Trump
Elon Musk's campaign supporting Donald Trump has paid off — and the billionaire has a lot to gain over the next four years. Musk has spent months strengthening his ties to Trump, using his platform on X to advocate for him and investing over $130 million in pro-Trump efforts.
5 Signs Your X (Twitter) Account Is Hacked – And What To Do
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Musk's legal battles pile up as Twitter's ex-CMO becomes the latest to sue him
Leslie Berland was chief marketing officer when Elon Musk bought Twitter. She was fired around a month after he took over the ...
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Heard on the Street: Tesla at $1 Trillion Finally Clears its Twitter Discount
That was notably when Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to buy the social network once known as Twitter. Worries among Tesla ...
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Blocking on X/Twitter Doesn't Work Anymore. Here's How to Lock Down Your Posts
The first option for preventing users from viewing your posts or old tweets is to leave X altogether by deactivating your ...
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Nicolle Wallace: ‘As a human, I deleted Twitter as an act of self-preservation’
MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace is getting dragged on X after admitting that she deleted her account for "self-preservation" following Election Day.
Racist text messages about slavery and “picking cotton” sent nationwide spark Twitter backlash
In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, authorities across the United States have launched investigations into a ...
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Twitter and TikTok users' election projections are completely warped. Here's why.
(Messing previously worked for Twitter but says he volunteered to be laid off when Musk bought the platform in 2022, and he ...
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Rihanna Suggested She's Retiring From Music and Black Twitter is a Mess About It
Rihanna has teased new music for years, leading her fans to be skeptical if it will ever come. She recently told Entertainment Tonight that music for her is a “new discovery:” “I have been working on ...
Twitter Hack Suit by Saudi Dissident Gets Thrown Out on Appeal
X Corp. persuaded a US appeals court Wednesday to nix a lawsuit from a Saudi dissident alleging Twitter negligently failed to ...
Photo: Shedeur Sanders Signs Fan's Tortilla After Colorado's Win vs. Texas Tech
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders signed one of the tortillas fans threw on the field during the Buffaloes' 41-27 win over ...
For legal disputes, Elon Musk’s X picked a venue far from Texas HQ
By changing his company’s terms of service, Elon Musk has ensured that lawsuits against X will be heard in courthouses that ...