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Twitter’s Implosion Will Be Televised
Leaks abound at new Twitter: Whatever happens next, we’ll know.
Whatever happens next, for better or worse, the transformation of Twitter will be live-Tweeted.
For those following the Elon Musk/Twitter saga, there has been no shortage of information about the merger.
“Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion, so it can be ‘transformed as private company’,” reported CNBC in April.
“Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal,” was CBNC’s tune by July, followed almost immediately followed by, “Twitter sues Elon Musk to enforce original merger agreement.”
After Twitter filed suit, the media really went to town on Musk.
“15 Revelations in Twitter’s Suit Against Elon Musk,” reported the Intelligencer shortly thereafter. Not even Musk’s text messages were safe.
“Elon Musk’s Texts Shatter the Myth of the Tech Genius,” crowed Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic on September 30. “The world’s richest man has some embarrassing friends.”
Going forward, it seems there will be even more inside information about what’s going on at Twitter HQ.
When it comes to the inner workings of Twitter, there haven’t been leaks; there has been a great deluge. Whatever Elon Musk does to transform…