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As Twitter, renamed X, faces increased scrutiny in the EU and usage falls, Elon Musk has floated drastic action.

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok then, that was always allowed.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a European: yes please. Fck off and never come back Elon

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

"If you don't like it then leave" never felt so satisfying and justified.

[–] mp3 48 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago

so his plan is to give another platform a chance... get it popular in EU and then have it spread globally. cool.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago

Don't threaten me with a good time

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

Can he take it out of Australia as well?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

Do it, pussy. I dare you to follow through with that

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

I see this as a perfect win.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

Just shut down the damn app by this point, man.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

Best idea he's had so far....twitter is dead anyway...💥

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Ah business genius. Take your product out of a massive relatively rich population. EU 450 million people, Europe 740 million.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

Bye Felicia. Nothing of value will be lost.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Man, Europe gets all the breaks! Wish the rest of the world did too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

A few years ago Facebook made the same threats and they are still there, screwing up. They are still empty threats and we all know that they will not do it

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

oh no not that

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Don't threaten us with a good time.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How often have we heard that empty promise now?

C'mon... you can do it!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Do North America next plz

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Keep it in Saudi Arabia where it belongs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is off topic, but I really like the facial hair that he has grown. It looks really awful, and makes him look more like the 50 something-year-old capitalist that he is rather than the 30 something year old epic meme lolzer he was trying to portray himself as a couple years ago

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Promises, promises…

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Dumpster fire.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I don't care what Phony Stark is "considering" - I only care whether he fucks off or not.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

He should take it out of America too!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago
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