> Elon has a terrible case here, so the best negotiating tactic he has is being a disruptive asshole so TWTR just wants it done with (this is playing to his strengths).
Twitter isn't trying to stop him, probably because they don't use their product and may have forgotten they can just ban him.
Banning him at this stage would almost certainly expose Twitter to massive liability, especially as they have shown they will ignore rules for public figures. Twitter could only get away with banning Elon if he egregiously violated their policies, and Elon is too good of a troll to do anything that severe.
That doesn’t follow. The exceptionality of Elon is obvious to everyone. He’s the richest man on earth (by some measures), not an Everyman voicing a contrarian opinion. You couldn’t convince anyone you honestly thought “if they banned him, they could ban me” After all your latte art tweets aren’t significantly, materially damaging Twitter’s financial outlook
I'm saying that the formerly most famous tweeter (trump) fluted rules that would have gotten my account banned. Twitter didn't ban trump until after Jan 6th; so Twitter doesn't have any way to legally justify banning Elon unless he does something equally egregious. That's why Elon didn't get banned for the pedo claims or the multiple SEC violations. He is such a notable figure that Twitter can't ban him (without violating the terms of the acquisition) without stupendously egregious evidence that Elon violated their terms.
If Twitter banned Elon's account for a minor TOC violation now, they would likely expose themselves to legal retaliation. Sucks, but it seems we both agree that there are separate rules for the ultra-wealthy.
Edit: I can't swing any stocks with my tweets; whereas Musk can. That is the difference, is who has the platform.
If he's calling off the deal (which isn't a thing but they can pretend he is), it doesn't seem like a violation if you agree it's off. He might then get bored and decide to make it on again.
They had good reasons for not banning Trump until then, namely that he literally would've gotten their employees killed.
Twitter isn't trying to stop him, probably because they don't use their product and may have forgotten they can just ban him.