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Intoxicated with attention, Elon Musk heralding era of more chaos, less money for Twitter
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Intoxicated with attention, Elon Musk heralding era of more chaos, less money for Twitter

[ad_1] “Twitter is ALIVE.”That was Elon Musk's most recent Twitter post at the time of writing, several hours after announcing he would reinstate former President Donald Trump to the site.   It's a move that epitomizes the chaos Musk has wrought at his new social media company, as well as his inability to keep his word or stick to a plan. On Oct. 27, for instance, he promised Twitter's increasingly dubious advertisers that Twitter would not “become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences.” The following day, Musk said he would form a “content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints” to look at high-profile, banned accounts like Trump's. 'No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes,” he said.Th...