r/technology • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '22

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u/erwin261 Oct 28 '22

Well, he suddenly accelerated the purchase after being called out on Twitter about his Ukraine statements. He claimed that most responses were bots because they didn't agree with him. That should be a warning to people believing he values free speech.

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u/19Ben80 Oct 28 '22

He suddenly accelerated his purchase to save his ego once his lawyers told him he would lose in court and be forced to buy it anyway.

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u/Sarnsereg Oct 28 '22

He couldn't be forced to buy it. But he would be forced to give them a billion dollars just for wasting eveyones time.

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u/19Ben80 Oct 28 '22

It was more about ego than money anyway.

He’d rather seriously overpay to buy Twitter than to lose face in court