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Musk: Almost every conspiracy theory about Twitter turned out true

Elon Musk · E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ · Dec 24, 2022 · at 1:21:41

Elon Musk discusses the release of internal 'Twitter Files' revealing past content moderation decisions and government communication with Twitter.

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“Almost every conspiracy theory that people had about Twitter turned out to be true. So far, they've all turned out to be true, and if not, more true than people thought.”

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