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The text messages described a series of actions Musk should take after he gained full control of the social media platform: “Step 1: Blame the platform for its users; Step 2: Coordinated pressure campaign; Step 3: Exodus of the Bluechecks; Step 4: Deplatforming.”

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[–] [email protected] 352 points 1 year ago (15 children)

The strategy was to tank global leftist talking points and disperse the community. His donors are mega rich saudis, russians, and others who benefit from right-wing ideologies being implemented. A blind man could see this before the sun is up.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That and reddit which is why they shit the bed the exact same time. It's coordinated.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Also probably why Threads ever existed in the first place, in hopes of killing an uncontrolled venue in its infancy

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it’s not. The free money dried up and Reddit wants to go public. It’s no more nefarious than that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

People don't get how much the modern internet grew because of shitty interest rates.

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