Opinion: Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter might fall apart. Here's why I hope it does


Musk's multibillion-dollar electric car company, Tesla, has been embroiled in multiple lawsuits involving accusations of racial discrimination, particularly against Black workers. Tesla tried to frame one of the lawsuits as a publicity stunt. — Reuters

Self-described "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk is waffling on his US$44bil (RM194.4bil) purchase of Twitter, citing concerns that the company misrepresented the number of bots — or automated accounts — on the platform, according to news reports.

For the sake of Black and brown Twitter users who use the platform to discuss social issues, myself included, I hope the deal falls apart.

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