The memes are rolling in now that it has been announced that Elon Musk will be buying Twitter.
.@elonmusk let me tweet from space pls
— Wendy's (@Wendys) April 25, 2022
The question of which banned account to reinstate was an obvious place for Twitter users to start speculating.
Which banned account do you want to be restored most once @ElonMusk takes control?
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 25, 2022
Many of the responses to the query call for the reinstatement of former President Donald Trump to the platform, but Fox News has reported that the most high profile banned person won't be returning to Twitter.
Not everyone agrees that Trump should be allowed back.
NAACP statement: "Mr. Musk: free speech is wonderful, hate speech is unacceptable. Disinformation, misinformation and hate speech have NO PLACE on Twitter. Do not allow 45 to return to the platform. Do not allow Twitter to become a petri dish for hate speech."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 25, 2022
Zerohedge doubts that Trump will pass up the chance.
There is also the call to reinstate The Babylon Bee, the satire website that Musk has retweeted on many occasions. Musk reached out to the company after it was suspended, and it was during that conversation he mused that he might need to buy Twitter.
Many of the other answers list the controversial figures that have been thrown off the platform, such as Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer.
Some users anticipated a Twitter staff exodus, like Emily Freeman, head of community engagement at Amazon Web Services.
If anyone @Twitter wants a new role… we're hiring.
— emily freeman ???????????????? (@editingemily) April 25, 2022
While workers wondered about their jobs.
Can someone just tell me if I'm rich or fired please
— Ned Miles (@nedmiles) April 25, 2022
According to a New York Times reporter, things are a little chaotic inside Twitter right now.
Its “absolutely insane” @ Twitter right now in the virtual valves of private slack rooms & employee group texts, according to an internal source. Their take/breakdown just now:
— talmon joseph smith (@talmonsmith) April 25, 2022
“I feel like im going to throw up..I rly don't wanna work for a company that is owned by Elon Musk”…1/
Marc Andreessen, the venture capitalist and co-author of the first widely used web browser, has been having fun with the memes from the moment the offer was made.
WHO DID THIS pic.twitter.com/M7mIOr1hLm
— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) April 25, 2022
Even the Financial Times felt the need to meme.
The memes are rolling in from users all over the platform.
‘Where we gonna go now, Pa? Google+?'
— Tom Reagan's Hat (@RufusTSuperfly) April 25, 2022
‘Shut up, son' pic.twitter.com/3glHFav6lWwhen you can't even afford to check a bag and Elon's out here buying @Twitter #TwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/mjFaCIhPc0
— KAYAK (@KAYAK) April 25, 2022Elon Musk struck a deal to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion#MarchAgainstImportedGovt pic.twitter.com/X461PsVgHb
— Boota Bot (@MrBootaa) April 25, 2022Elon Musk to Parag after buying twitter: pic.twitter.com/WT7fdsmb73
— BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL???? (@maclord_xavier) April 25, 2022Newsweek and others point to the money involved.
Elon Musk just bought Twitter for $43 billion.
— Umar Saif (@umarsaif) April 25, 2022
For a slightly larger amount, he could have also saved Sri Lanka's international default on its debt of $45 billion.
Such is the power of big wealth. Focus on that startup you have been dreaming about …While much about the deal remains unknown, one thing is for certain: The memes will continue. Now, just waiting on Jack.
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