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    Suing your former customers, now there’s a way to make people want to do business with you!

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      I assume these companies being sued follow standard procedure, which is that everything freezes the moment a lawsuit starts. It’s pretty much a guarantee that these companies halt spending, let alone even communicate, with X

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        It’s also common to re-evaluate business deals after major acquisitions. Musk buying Twitter dramatically changes the business perception, and that’s what matters to advertisers. Twitter can’t even begin to try and claim it doesn’t, just look at Musk’s tweets leading into it and directly after. The entire purpose of his purchase was to fundamentally change it, he said so himself.

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    Such a free speech absolutist. Wanting the government to compel companies to pay to speak on the private platform that he owns. Some real Trickle down free speech

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      Oh, you misheard - he doesn’t like “free speech”, he likes “freeze peach” - just a big fan of Super Mario. And Nazis - don’t forget how much he loves Nazis

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    In related news, Musk filed separate suits against the sororities from his university for an “illegal boycott” against dating him.

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    Ah yes, suing over a boycott. Totally legal and smart. Why hasn’t anyone ever done that before.

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    1. Ruin a popular site at a blistering pace driving away users.
    2. Criticize advertisers for also leaving and tell them to leave if they don’t like step 1.
    3. Sue said advertisers for leaving.
    4. No one wants to advertise with you.
    5. Surprise pikachu.jpg

    Did I miss anything?

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    the lawsuit stemmed in part from evidence uncovered by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee

    Real evidence, or another Gym Jordan special?

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    Elon you can’t get anywhere by whining. Pick yourself up by the bootstraps and get to work. Sheesh. Youngsters these days are so lazy.

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    The company formerly known as Twitter

    Love it. Not the point but it is still funny to me that Elon renamed the company and the world revolted.

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    I wasn’t aware you can sue your customers when they decide to not give you their business anymore.

    Imagine Walmart suing people, because they shop somewhere else now. Or your plumber because you called someone else to unclog your toilet.

    It doesn’t sound like Musk is suing them because they broke any contracts, just that several big advertiser spoke to each other and decided not to renew contracts because of rising antisemitism, hate speach and fake news.

    I mean, I tell people for 30 years not to buy Nestlé products because of their disregard for human rights. Can Nestlé now sue me too?