[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Denver

This will be the start of the end for Twitter

What makes you think that?

[James]

So this is a done deal? Don't the shareholders have to agree to sell?

[arista]

[arista]

[arista]

[arista]

Originally Posted by James

So this is a done deal? Don't the shareholders have to agree to sell?

They get Richer.

[Under the terms of the deal, shareholders will
receive $54.20 in cash for each share
of Twitter stock they own,
matching Musk's original offer and
marking a 38% premium over the stock price the
day before Musk revealed his stake in the company.]

[arista]

Originally Posted by Denver

This will be the start of the end for Twitter

Typical Over Reaction.





It is Great
we will soon be able to Edit a Tweet

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by James

So this is a done deal? Don't the shareholders have to agree to sell?

it still requires a shareholder vote and someone else could come in and offer more to shake it all up. However, twitter as we know it, will be gone in a few months

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

However, twitter as we know it, will be gone in a few months

What makes you think that?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

What makes you think that?

because it wasnt generating revenue. Musks twitter will bear no relation to how it is now. My guess is it will become like the wild west

[Cherie]

He says he will have a lighter touch whatever that means

[bitontheslide]

he is an advocate of free speech, which obviously isnt a bad thing, but it's easy to say what could be better when you are not actually in the hot seat

If it becomes more toxic, which is quite likely, it will drive people away in their millions. It could easily end up being the end of twitter in the same way as facebook has had its day

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Cherie

He says he will have a lighter touch whatever that means

Probably that all his right wing, bigoted, conspiracy theory friends, that were banned for good reason, will come back and they’ll all be allowed to run rampant

[Niamh.]

never use Twitter anyway, seems like it's already a cesspit

[James]

There are other social networks that are more successful in terms of user numbers and revenue, but Twitter is more influential.

Its influence is actually disproportional to its users.

Top 10 Social Media Platforms Compared
					Revenue		Launched	
1	Facebook		$86 billion		2004	
2	YouTube			$19.8 billion		2005	
3	Whatsapp		$5 billion		2009	
4	Instagram		$6.8 billion		2010	
5	TikTok			$35 billion		2016	
6	Snapchat		$911 million		2011	
7	Reddit			$212.5 million		2005	
8	Pinterest		$1,693 million		2010	
9	Twitter			$3.72 billion		2006	
10	LinkedIn		$8.05 billion		2003	



The Top 10 Social Media Apps by Monthly Active Users

1	Facebook	- 2.7 billion
2	YouTube		- 2 billion
3	Whatsapp	- 2 billion
4	Instagram	- 1.16 billion
5	TikTok		- 689 million
6	Snapchat	- 433 million
7	Reddit		- 430 million
8	Pinterest	- 416 million
9	Twitter		- 353 million
10	LinkedIn	- 310 million

From https://www.searchenginejournal.com/...a-sites/#close

I never realised Whatsapp was so popular.

[Niamh.]

Literally everyone I know has a family/friend Whatsapp group

[Vanessa]

I use Twitter sometimes.
I have some good friends there.
But I actually prefer Facebook.

[bitontheslide]

meta owns 3 of the top 4 on that revenue list

[Alf]

What's Elon gonna find that they've been upto? Have they been working with governments? Have they been giving out people's personal details to governments and organisations? Have they been selectivly silencing people to control the narrative? Is that why they panicked about him taking over?

[Alf]

Is it gonna be the return of silenced voices?

Donald Trump
Tommy Robinson
Milo
Katie Hopkins
Alex Jones
James Woods (actor)
Tatiana Mcgrath
Carl Benjamin (Sargon)
Babylon Bee
Project Veritas
And many, many more.

[arista]

No Alf


Trump has said he does not want to go back on Twitter

[arista]

Katie Hopkins
would love to return, of course




USA Milo
would also like to return

[Alf]

Milo Yiannopolous was one of the first to be permanently banned, for critiquing an actors performance in the Ghostbusters film. They never let him back on.

The real reason they wanted him gone was because his voice was influential in getting Trump elected in 2016, so they had to stop him and people like him simply to try and stop Trump winning again.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

No Alf


Trump has said he does not want to go back on Twitter

Do you have any footage of him saying that or has that come from someone else?

Trump apparently says a lot of things that don't always turn out to be true.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

Katie Hopkins
would love to return, of course




USA Milo
would also like to return

There was a Tommy Robinson account up yesterday. Apparently it was legitimate but I'm not certain.