Flopping like a Jim Jordan weaponization hearing, the Twitter Files were such a big nothingburger even Twitter’s petulant oligarch-in-training Elon Musk wants to move on, telling the BBC, “Let’s move on to the future.” Using Twitter Spaces, Musk agreed to a “last minute conversation” with a BBC to highlight the feature, and he apparently enjoyed it so much he wouldn’t end the interview, even when the interviewer attempted to stop multiple times.
While dismissing respected media, Musk questioned why “legacy media” wouldn’t pay for Twitter’s new meaningless blue check marks, which can be purchased for $8 per month. “It’s a small amount of money, so I don’t know what their problem is. We’re going to treat everyone equally.”.
Musk said he’s cut Twitter staff from 8,000 to 1,500, and that his takeover of Twitter has been “painful” and “not fun at all.” Initially saying he wouldn’t sell Twitter if someone offered him the same amount he paid for it–Musk has admitted the value of the company has been cut in half since he took over–he revised his answer to say he would if the new buyer was someone as committed as he was to honesty.