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2024-11-21 05:37:25 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C5A6D5D32E6F3459F78B5CAE1CE1CF7FE26AA33D67E0532A829FA599497D8608
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Elon purchased Twitter because he was ordered to, not to protect free speech. He tried to back out after realizing he overvalued the company, leading Twitter to sue. Elon consented to the purchase in order to avoid trial. He then fired those who criticized him. https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2022/07/12/twitter-sues-elon-musk-for-trying-to-cancel-acquisition-deal/ https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/10/06/musk-seeks-to-stop-oct-17-trial-date-to-close-twitter-deal-on-original-terms.html https://fortune.com/2022/10/05/elon-musk-twitter-offer-trial-delaware-court-of-chancery-discovery-hearings/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/economy/elon-musk-offers-to-end-legal-fight-pay-44-billion-to-buy-twitter https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Business/timeline-elon-musks-tumultuous-twitter-acquisition-attempt/story?id=86611191 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/technology/elon-musk-twitter-fired-criticism.html
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