Another layer of concern I have is the sketchy financing of the Twitter deal.

[themaguffin]

If I am correct, a lot of foreign investment enabled the purchase.

If one wants influence (for propaganda, chaos), this allowed them to enable it.

Add to that, Musk easily manipulated by others, including Putin.

The financial interests of Twitter may be beside the point - it's a private company now, as long as interests enable it (as they see it benefits them), Twitter will exist (barring a true exodus).

Unfortunately, I don't see the exodus happening until blue checkmarks leave (real ones.... journalists, and celebrities etc.)

It would help, if there was a true alternative that people moved to. So far, it seems fragmented at best.

[underpants]

1. The voluminous RW coverage is telling

Every accusation is and admission.

They are on the offensive which moves the front line away from them. Plus it’s victimization and “THEY are looking down on you” type thing.

[Miguelito Loveless]

2. The foreign actors can

continue to financially prop up the platform even though it is not economically viable.

[themaguffin]

3. Yep, because that is their investment

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. I was amused to see that Musk was able to finance this deal

There is between $15 to $25 billion of debt that I am not sure can be serviced if advertising revenues declines