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Twitter now blocking all DMs from non-Twitter Blue subscribers by default (mashable.com)
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[–] notatoad 44 points 2 years ago (3 children)

he offered to buy twitter for a joke, and he actually did buy twitter because a court forced him to. not because this was some grand plan to accomplish anything - he literally spent months in court arguing that he shouldn't have to buy twitter, and he lost. that's the only reason he owns twitter now.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Yeah, he owns it because he's a dumbass and he's running it into the ground like a dumbass

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

You cannot make a "joke" offer file it with the SEC and expect to get out of it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

the court didn't force him, he could have paid a penalty that was much lower than his current losses.