Now That's Being Truly Rich

Twitter HQ is on Market Street but may not
be for long, hints Elon Musk (Chron photo)

A Federal district judge refused to solve Donald Trump's problem.

May 6, 2022: Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter over account suspension gets rejected by S.F. federal judge [bold added]

Trump provided no evidence that the social media platform had colluded with congressional Democrats to violate his constitutional rights.

Twitter permanently suspended Trump’s account two days after the Jan. 6 mob attack, citing posts to his 88.7 million followers that the company said posed a risk of further violence. Joined by five supporters whose accounts were also revoked, Trump argued that the action interfered with his freedom of speech and sought restoration of his account and damages.

But U.S. District Judge James Donato noted that the First Amendment applies only to the government, not private parties like Twitter, and said Trump and his fellow plaintiffs had failed to plausibly allege any government involvement in their suspensions.

But Donald Trump has the richest man in the world as a supporter, at least on this matter, who will buy Twitter and give Mr. Trump what he wants.

May 10, 2022: Elon Musk Says He Would Reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter Ban

Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter Inc.’s ban on former President Donald Trump...Mr. Musk also said that Twitter suffers from a politically left-leaning bias and that the social-media company “needs to be much more evenhanded.” He partly linked those political leanings to Twitter being based in San Francisco.

The billionaire entrepreneur, who has likened Twitter to the public square and a forum for the exchange of ideas, reiterated his desire for several changes at the platform, including eliminating bots and scams. He also doubled down on plans for Twitter’s software code to be made open source so it can be widely viewed and people can recommend changes. “You really want transparency to build trust,” he said.

If something that he doesn't own is annoying him, Elon Musk just buys it. Then he can fix or bury it so that it stops being annoying.

Elon Musk shows us what it means to be truly rich.