Elon Musk and Twitter – Memes and Reactions About the Sale

Elon Musk is not only the world’s wealthiest person, but he is also one of the most unordinary billionaires in history. His decision to buy one of the most famous social media companies generated a lot of controversies.

After news broke several weeks ago that Twitter’s board had agreed to accept Musk’s $44 billion offer to buy Twitter, notable figures and meme artists quickly got to work reacting to the shake-up. The social media platform is full of memes about Tesla’s CEO and Twitter.

People can find various hilarious memes about Musk and Twitter. They just have to look for “Elon Musk Twitter meme” “Elon musk memes Twitter” or “Elon Musk Twitter memes”

Elon Musk tweets about various issues. He has millions of followers on Twitter. Musk tweeted shortly before the announcement, “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter because that is what free speech means.”

In the aftermath of the most significant development in the world of Tech, Twitter was abuzz with polarized reactions from users across the globe. Notably, the hashtags ‘Leaving Twitter’ and ‘RIP Twitter’ began trending on the platform. Moreover, the trend ‘Leaving Twitter’ witnessed many users sharing hilarious memes.

For instance, the social media platform in India exploded with humorous memes. Some of which featured popular comedy scenes from Bollywood blockbusters. Another hilarious meme had the former U.S. President Donald Trump dancing to the track from ‘Bajirao Mastani.’

The development also led to a confrontation between users identifying themselves as liberals and conservatives. Many people hailed Musk’s acquisition; some were quick to ask if he had plans to restore the account of Donald Trump.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Elon Musk made an interesting comment on Tuesday. The world’s wealthiest person stated that he would reverse Twitter’s ban on Donald Trump if his acquisition goes through.

We should not forget Musk is a free speech absolutist. He believes that “permanent bans should be extremely rare”. It is fine to permanently ban bots or spam accounts, according to Tesla’s boss.

“Permanent bans should be extremely rare and really reserved for accounts that are bots, or scam, spam accounts, I do think it was not correct to ban Donald Trump,” according to Tesla’s boss.

The social media platform permanently suspended him from Twitter in January 2021 following the attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol.

Cryptocurrency dogecoin and Trump

Tesla’s chief executive officer is a big fan of meme cryptocurrency dogecoin. His decision to buy Twitter has the potential to make dogecoin, as well as other cryptocurrencies, more popular.

People discuss cryptocurrencies on Twitter and other platforms. For instance, there have been more than 1 billion tweets about crypto since 2020. Elon Musk regularly tweets about crypto himself, which affects crypto stocks significantly.

The price of dogecoin, for instance, jumped more than 50% in February after Musk tweeted, “dogecoin is the people’s crypto.”

Twitter and freedom of speech

Some organizations, including the NAACP, urged Elon Musk to keep hate speech off the social media platform. Moreover, the American Civil Liberties Union suggested that one person should not have complete control of a company so at the heart of the political speech.

Old tweets from Elon Musk resurfaced, showing Musk’s positions on the platform in the past. In a tweet that dates back to 2020, he wrote, “Twitter sucks.”

In spite of measured statements from some, others couldn’t help but make jokes as well as memes regarding Twitter. For instance, Douglas A. Boneparth, the president of the financial planning company Bone Fide Wealth, made a joke about Twitter. He said, “Sex is cool, but have you ever paid $44 billion for an edit button”. Memes and comments about Musk’s decision to buy Twitter underline the importance of the topic.

The post Elon Musk and Twitter – Memes and Reactions About the Sale appeared first on FinanceBrokerage.