wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/4\/25\/23041965\/jeff-bezos-twitter-troll-elon-musk-china-spacex-blue-origin<\/a> Just before Twitter announced it\u2019s accepting Elon Musk\u2019s $44 buyout bid<\/a>, the world\u2019s richest man tweeted<\/a>, \u201cI hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means.\u201d <\/p>\n His commitment is getting a mild test thanks to a fellow tech billionaire \/ rocket enthusiast \/ media mogul. Jeff Bezos quoted a New York Times<\/em> reporter\u2019s tweet pointing out that Tesla\u2019s business interests in China could give the government leverage over Twitter via its new owner, saying<\/a>, \u201cInteresting question. Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?.\u201d<\/p>\n Bezos is far from the only person with questions, comments, and criticisms over Elon Musk buying Twitter (Twitter employees are likely near the front of the line<\/a>). However, unlike most, he owns the Washington Post<\/em> and has a net worth ($177.5 billion) vaguely within Elon\u2019s range ($264.6 billion). <\/p>\n Reports suggest<\/a> Elon\u2019s purchase should close without much regulatory trouble, but pushing the angle of possible undue influence from a foreign government is one way you could gum up the works… if you had a few billion dollars and some extra time on your hands<\/a>. Of course, as Elon once told me, \u201cTwitter is fun<\/a>,\u201d and maybe this is just how billionaires joke, like poking each other on Facebook or something. Or maybe Jeff is like a lot of us and is a bit uneasy about who might own his unencrypted DMs<\/a> in a few months.<\/p>\n Or maybe things went a little too far \u2014 Bezos followed up his spicy tweet with two more<\/a> posted about 90 minutes later, saying the answer is \u201cprobably not,\u201d and that \u201cMusk is extremely good at navigating this kind of complexity.<\/p>\n But we\u2019ll see. Musk is extremely good at navigating this kind of complexity.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) April 26, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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