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It will be 6 months before the Twitter deal closes

Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:38 am
Posted by stout
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Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:38 am
Just an FYI that we still have some time to go but apparently Twitter has already been lifting some shadow bans and other changes have been noticed by many on the platform. Conservative accounts that were always losing followers are gaining followers at a high rate, the Bee was let back on, etc.

Knowing this, how much crap are they hiding and how much code are they rewriting to hide it all from Elon so that the true scale of their censorship is never known?

I wish Elon would have had it in his deal that nothing changes until he takes over because you know they are going to hide and destroy what they need to in order to save themselves.
Posted by Lynxrufus2012
Central Kentucky
Member since Mar 2020
18275 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:41 am to
They are flapping their gums so Elon knows who to axe.
Posted by musick
the internet
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Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:42 am to
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I wish Elon would have had it in his deal that nothing changes until he takes over because you know they are going to hide and destroy what they need to in order to save themselves.


I would think with the way data centers and cloud technology is, there's not much they can hide. Everything they do over the next 6 months is going to be in detailed logs that will have to be provided.

They will try, and get away with some stuff, but the vast majority of the changes will have a trail, for sure.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:43 am to
All I know is I hope Elon has everything buttoned up airtight in his business and private affairs because the knives are out. He surely anticipated that though.
Posted by Chromdome35
Fast lane, behind a slow driver
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:45 am to
It is possible that he provided a list of accounts and a set of directives on what he expected and told Twitter mgmt to start implementing.
Posted by andyv95
Nashville
Member since Sep 2021
1492 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:46 am to
So Twitter has 6 months to turn in the shredder machines and go to town?!
Or 6 months to hire Hilldog to come wipe the Twitter servers clean!!
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
20396 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:48 am to
He’s got screw everything money. It won’t matter what anyone says to him.
Posted by Mick Hogger
Little Rock
Member since Nov 2020
626 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 7:56 am to
This doesn't mean that it will be 6 months before they open the door to any of the new owners. There will be transition teams in to analyze everything to start the preparations.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
47942 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:03 am to
I have noticed that when I go to a twitter link I can read more than a couple of replies

But I signed up for an account yesterday but don’t know how to use it
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
6926 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:11 am to
My guess is that a few "switches" are being built in at the moment.

I'd also guess that a part of the purchase contract requires very transparent code turns through the purchase until Elon takes over and beyond. Any undocumented code changes likely have monetary penalties attached. If not, Elon would be an idiot. And the guy is a lot of things but an idiot is not one of them. Neither are his lawyers orchestrating the contract.
Posted by wryder1
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2008
4754 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:14 am to
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So Twitter has 6 months to turn in the shredder machines and go to town?! Or 6 months to hire Hilldog to come wipe the Twitter servers clean!!


Elon didn’t open this can of worms without having a highly trained team and plan ready to achieve the goals he is after. I’m willing to bet that his team has been preparing for months and are infinitely smarter than the clowns working at Twitter.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:17 am to
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how much code are they rewriting to hide it all from Elon
In concert with the deal, access to the source code was immediately frozen without formal documented VP-level approval.
Posted by ptper09
Member since Mar 2014
165 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:21 am to
He is the wealthiest, and possibly the most intelligent businessman on earth...he will be fine.
Posted by Apache
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Member since Dec 2013
2742 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:35 am to
I'll bet the under on 6 months.
Posted by idlewatcher
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Posted on 4/27/22 at 9:09 am to
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They will try, and get away with some stuff, but the vast majority of the changes will have a trail, for sure.


I'll definitely trust the private citizen who puts people in space.
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
179317 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 9:19 am to
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I'll bet the under on 6 months.



6 months is what they announced and that is what the board told Twitter employees
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
85873 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 9:21 am to
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I'll bet the under on 6 months.



You might be right. It helps that Elon buying Twitter for altruistic overhaul means the DD will be a little different (and perhaps less crucial) than normal. He's going to tear it down anyway.
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 9:25 am to
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It will be 6 months before the Twitter deal closes


they will make damn sure he has no input until after the mid terms

they cannot allow free speech to happen before the election so they can still control the narrative
Posted by Liberator
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9071 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 9:25 am to


Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
103112 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 9:25 am to
Yep.

Logs of what was changed in that timeframe will show a lot of the frickery involved.


Someone brought up the Metal Gear stories in relation to this.

In one of the games, the Patriots deleted all references to themselves from databases in order to hide who they were. Problem is that the way they did it made it possible to figure out who got deleted.


Wholesale deletions and scrubbing of logs is more noticeable but does a better job of obfuscating exactly what got changed.
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