true. if the company didn't go down this path, the advertisers would leave. if they left, the business crashes and the hedge funds come in. the only path forward was a protocol that we didn't own or control, or going private. going private however does not address the long term problem, as there is still a single owner, no matter how great their intention (and I know Elon's intentions are great). 

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I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban @realDonaldTrump from Twitter, or how we got here. After a clear warning we’d take this act...