Tue Apr 5, 2022, 11:45 AM

JoanofArgh (14,934 posts)

Trump will be back on Twitter shortly, thanks to Elon Musk

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Elon Musk thumbs his nose at the SEC again with Twitter stake
PUBLISHED MON, APR 4 20222:32 PM EDTUPDATED MON, APR 4 20226:20 PM EDT

Alex Sherman
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Lora Kolodny
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The Securities Exchange Commission has another reason to come after Elon Musk. The world’s richest man disclosed Monday that he’s acquired a 9.2% stake in Twitter, sending the social media company shares up more than 28% in afternoon trading.

The SEC mandates that anyone who acquires more than 5% of a company’s common shares disclose their holdings within 10 calendar days. Musk signed his filing 21 days after March 14.

On March 25, the day after the 10-day period lapsed, Musk posted a poll on Twitter, with the following preamble: “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?”

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Musk’s intentions with his large stake are unclear. In late January, conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance fraud in 2014, tagged Musk in a tweet telling him that he “can dramatically change the political and cultural landscape” by buying and taking over “a major social media platform.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/04/elon-musk-thumbs-his-nose-at-the-sec-again-with-twitter-stake.html

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36 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump will be back on Twitter shortly, thanks to Elon Musk (Original post)	JoanofArgh	Apr 2022	OP
He shouldn't have been banned	leftstreet	Apr 2022	#1
When he comes back, don't expect him to be 'suspended' either. For anything.	tman	Apr 2022	#2
Trump was inciting violence . He violated their rules and therefore got banned. They owe him nothing	JoanofArgh	Apr 2022	#3
I think suspensions would have made him curb his behavior	leftstreet	Apr 2022	#4
You have got to be kidding...	hlthe2b	Apr 2022	#8
Kinda what i was thinking!	bluestarone	Apr 2022	#25
You can't be serious	eissa	Apr 2022	#14
Bullshit	denbot	Apr 2022	#19
So I read your piece about 3 minutes ago and I'm still laughing. Come on, really?	Biophilic	Apr 2022	#24
I already said	leftstreet	Apr 2022	#26
Narcissists are good at wearing masks to play nice when necessary	AnyFunctioningAdult	Apr 2022	#29
+1	leftstreet	Apr 2022	#31
Hi Leftstreet. This is an honest question because I'm seriously trying to understand	Biophilic	Apr 2022	#33
He's too impulsive	mzmolly	Apr 2022	#35
NOTHING curbed his behavior in four years.	intheflow	Apr 2022	#30
He had received previous suspensions. He incited an insurrection. He incited violence.	hlthe2b	Apr 2022	#5
Oh, I didn't realize that	leftstreet	Apr 2022	#11
You might no follow..	denbot	Apr 2022	#20
unbelievable	leftstreet	Apr 2022	#21
Maybe not,	intheflow	Apr 2022	#32
I was talking about Twitter's behavior, not Trump's	leftstreet	Apr 2022	#36
given another chance lol! Poor Trump - he learnt his lesson!	Blues Heron	Apr 2022	#10
He and other liars inciting violence most certainly should be banned.	we can do it	Apr 2022	#12
Susan Collins Claims Trump Has Learned His Lesson	Goonch	Apr 2022	#13
+1	Meadowoak	Apr 2022	#6
Evidence?	brooklynite	Apr 2022	#7
I have no evidence except his tweets that Twitter needs to adhere to free speech principles	JoanofArgh	Apr 2022	#18
nah	RussBLib	Apr 2022	#9
I agree. This seems more about self-protection than anything.	tinrobot	Apr 2022	#15
I'd say that Facebook and Google are at least concerned. I've answered three indepth surveys	hlthe2b	Apr 2022	#17
This whole thing is disgusting!	ananda	Apr 2022	#16
Trump is a sociopath who will never change.	Eyeball_Kid	Apr 2022	#22
No need -- Dump's own new piece-of-shit platform is plenty good enough for him	Blue Owl	Apr 2022	#23
Well, I'm not sure that necessarily follows from Musk's buy-in.	MineralMan	Apr 2022	#27
Kick	dalton99a	Apr 2022	#28
Now I get why he would do something like that	Fullduplexxx	Apr 2022	#34

Response to JoanofArgh (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2022, 11:49 AM

leftstreet (34,847 posts)

1. He shouldn't have been banned

Suspended for his actions, yes

Then reinstated and given another chance, just like you have to do with immature people

Trump will be back on Twitter shortly, thanks to Elon Musk

1. He shouldn't have been banned

2. When he comes back, don't expect him to be 'suspended' either. For anything.

3. Trump was inciting violence . He violated their rules and therefore got banned. They owe him nothing

4. I think suspensions would have made him curb his behavior

8. You have got to be kidding...

25. Kinda what i was thinking!

14. You can't be serious

19. Bullshit

24. So I read your piece about 3 minutes ago and I'm still laughing. Come on, really?

26. I already said

29. Narcissists are good at wearing masks to play nice when necessary

31. +1

33. Hi Leftstreet. This is an honest question because I'm seriously trying to understand

35. He's too impulsive

30. NOTHING curbed his behavior in four years.

5. He had received previous suspensions. He incited an insurrection. He incited violence.

11. Oh, I didn't realize that

20. You might no follow..

21. unbelievable

32. Maybe not,

36. I was talking about Twitter's behavior, not Trump's

10. given another chance lol! Poor Trump - he learnt his lesson!

12. He and other liars inciting violence most certainly should be banned.

13. Susan Collins Claims Trump Has Learned His Lesson

6. +1

7. Evidence?

18. I have no evidence except his tweets that Twitter needs to adhere to free speech principles

9. nah

15. I agree. This seems more about self-protection than anything.

17. I'd say that Facebook and Google are at least concerned. I've answered three indepth surveys

16. This whole thing is disgusting!

22. Trump is a sociopath who will never change.

23. No need -- Dump's own new piece-of-shit platform is plenty good enough for him

27. Well, I'm not sure that necessarily follows from Musk's buy-in.

28. Kick

34. Now I get why he would do something like that