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Matt Levine On What to Watch In Twitter vs. Elon Musk

Jul 15, 2022

In this engaging conversation with Matt Levine, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and author of the insightful Money Stuff newsletter, the spotlight is on the ongoing legal feud between Twitter and Elon Musk. Levine dissects the complex legal arguments surrounding Musk's $44 billion buyout offer and the possible courtroom drama ahead. He touches on the implications for journalism and corporate governance, the bot controversy affecting Twitter's ad revenue, and the humorous twists of Musk's online antics captured in the lawsuit.

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Intro

2min

Musk's Twitter Acquisition: Legal and Ethical Dilemmas

9min

Bots, Business, and Legal Battles

7min

Enforcing Acquisition Deals: The Twitter Conundrum

8min

Twitter vs. Musk: The Lawsuit's Comedic Elements and Implications

2min

Legal Labyrinth: Musk and Twitter

7min

This week, Twitter sued Elon Musk, attempting to force him to make good on his 44 billion buyout offer for the company. This story has already been surreal in many ways, and now we might get an actual trial out of it in a Delaware court. So what should we expect, in terms of the process and the law? On this episode we speak with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Matt Levine, who has been chronicling the whole saga in his newsletter Money Stuff. He walks us through the general legal arguments, and what to expect in a theoretical trial.

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