> or use the enormous amount of free press to launch a competitor with mandatory device attestation. That's what I think he's actually trying to do, as part o

> or use the enormous amount of free press to launch a competitor with mandatory device attestation. That's what I think he's actually trying to do, as part of his "master plan part III". Twitter is only valuable because of users - but they are not worth this incredible premium. He's seen how attempts at launching 'free speech' platforms have gone. He can easily build a competitor for a fraction of the deal's price. He can easily outspend any company. But that doesn't guarantee users - eyeball time is a limited resource. However, if he torpedoes twitter, he can get a bunch of users from the wreckage. And, you know, profit from some nice pump and dump in the meantime.