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Time to follow NPR's lead and quit Twitter

Apr 22, 2023
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Twitter might go down as the most expensive impulse-buy in history.

After all, Elon Musk never really wanted to buy Twitter to begin with.

Musk offered, seemingly in jest, to buy the company in January 2022. 

Cheered on by members of the far-right, Musk began investing in Twitter around the same time. By March, Musk owned 9.2% of the company, making him th…

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