Twitter CEO Elon Musk is serious about taking down the corporate media and is putting his money where his mouth is.
Not only has the billionaire purchased Twitter for $44 billion, but he is also open to acquiring Substack, an online content platform, to take down the main stream media.
While responding to tweets on Tuesday evening, Musk expressed his distaste with the media.
The first tweet from Musk came earlier in the day when he was responding to a tweet from reporter Leighton Woodhouse which read: “On my substack: Establishment journalists’ response to the Twitter Files is that of a profession committed to protecting the state instead of exposing it.”
Musk replied: “Why is corporate journalism rushing to defend the state instead of the people?”
Because they work for and are controlled by the state.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 27, 2022
Popular Twitter account Wall Street Silver responded to Musk’s tweet by suggesting that Musk should acquire Substack through Twitter.
“Would it make sense for Twitter to buy Substack and more tightly connect the two platforms. Twitter plus Substack creates instantly massive competition for obsolete legacy corporate media,” Wall Street Silver tweeted.
Musk replied: “I’m open to the idea.”
Check it out:
I’m open to the idea
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28, 2022
Check out some other tweets from Musk throughout the day:
How did this shift happen? Feels like the conventional media used to be more balanced.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28, 2022
Twitter can change that
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28, 2022
Yeah, legacy media just tell you what you already learned on Twitter several days earlier. Much of the time, they are literally writing stories based on tweets!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 27, 2022
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