Tag: Twitter

Elon Musk Jokes About Buying Manchester United, Causing Stir

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, briefly lifted the gloom over Manchester United’s shares and fans on Wednesday by posting on Twitter that he was buying the English soccer club—only to say a little later it was all part of “a long-running joke.” One of the world’s most successful soccer clubs, the Manchester United is…


Elon Musk Says He’s Buying Manchester United

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he’s buying Manchester United, without providing further details. “Also, I’m buying Manchester United [you’re] welcome,” the billionaire wrote on Twitter. Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022 Characteristic of Musk’s non-linear logic in Twitter posts, his…


Elon Musk Said He’s Buying Manchester United, Then Said He’s Joking

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that he’s buying Manchester United, but said hours later that it was only a “joke.” “Also, I’m buying Manchester United [you’re] welcome,” the billionaire wrote on Twitter. Manchester United’s stock rose by 17% percent in pre-market trading shortly after Musk published his Twitter post,…


Judge Orders Twitter to Give Elon Musk Former Executive’s Documents

WILMINGTON, Del—Twitter Inc. needs to give Elon Musk documents from a former Twitter executive who Musk said was a key figure in calculating the amount of fake accounts on the platform, according to a Monday court order. Bot and spam accounts on Twitter have become a central issue in the legal fight over whether Musk,…


Alex Berenson Says He’s Going to Sue Biden Administration for Pressuring Twitter to Ban Him

Journalist Alex Berenson said on Aug. 12 that he plans to sue President Joe Biden and other government officials for pressuring Twitter to ban him. “I don’t have a target date yet, but I would like to move as quickly as possible. I believe I have a powerful claim and I want federal courts to…


EXCLUSIVE: Senator Seeks to Expose CCP’s Authoritarian Ambition

The Chinese Communist Party has for years been bent on cementing its influence over the developing world. One U.S. senator is hoping to counter this through an awareness-raising initiative. In a Twitter campaign dubbed “#ExposingTheCCP,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) plans to spotlight the regime’s “sinister relationships” with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa,…


EXCLUSIVE: Senator Seeks to Expose CCP’s Authoritarian Ambitions

The Chinese Communist Party has for years been bent on cementing its influence over the developing world. One U.S. senator is hoping to counter this through an awareness-raising initiative. In a Twitter campaign dubbed “#ExposingTheCCP,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) plans to spotlight the regime’s “sinister relationships” with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa,…


Elon Musk Posts X.com on Twitter, Hinting at Potential Social Media Site of His Own

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Aug. 10 referred to his own website as a potential rival to Twitter if his $44 billion deal to purchase the social media platform ultimately doesn’t go through. The reference came in response to a question from one of his followers. “Have you thought about creating your own social platform?…


Courts Must Decide Whether Government Pressured Twitter to Ban Donald Trump: Attorney

Former President Donald Trump is appealing the dismissal of his lawsuit against Twitter for violating his First Amendment rights by banning him from the platform, and one of his attorneys said the key issue is whether Twitter was acting at the behest of government officials to censor him. Alex Kozinski, who is representing the former…


Analysts Bet on Twitter Deal Getting Done After Elon Musk Goes on Another Tesla Stock Selling Spree

Elon Musk on Tuesday disclosed in six filings that he sold $6.85 billion worth of Tesla, Inc. shares on Aug. 5. He later took to Twitter to clarify that the disposals were a preemptive move to mobilize funds to finance a “hopefully unlikely” Twitter, Inc. deal, if it is enforced and some equity partners don’t…