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@SELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it.

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Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it.

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@SELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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  • PrimalAnimist
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    43•2 years ago

    To be fair, no user “owns” their account. Everything about your Twitter account, from the user name to the data you tweet belongs to Twitter. I hesitate to call it a dick move. It’s more of an Elon move.

    • @AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world
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      6•2 years ago

      I really hope phrases like “he got Musked” and “they Musked up” become a thing.

    • @bigkix@lemm.ee
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      5•2 years ago

      Right. Although I don’t support it, but if the logic is that they can supress stories and say you don’t have a free speech on a private platform, then they can take away your handle because technically it’s theirs.

    • @AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de
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      4•2 years ago

      The user got Elon’d

      • @Widowmaker_Best_Girl@lemmy.world
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        1•2 years ago

        Get Musked kiddo 😎

    • @KidsTryThisAtHome@lemmy.world
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      1•2 years ago

      Someone wrote those terms and conditions though. So, still a dick move.

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