Last October, when billionaire Elon Musk acquired social media powerhouse Twitter, we took note of the backlash among everyone from company employees to progressive users like Whoopi Goldberg, and we advised taking a deep breath.
We urged our readers to give Musk some credit for setting out to minimise censorship and create a place where a divided America could come together for open conversation. Don’t rush to judgment, we counselled. Give the world’s richest man a reasonable timetable to figure out a plan for his new acquisition.