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Why Disney Passed on Buying Twitter

Although Disney seemed like the perfect suitor for Twitter, the company passed on the strategic acquisition over concerns that social media’s bullying, raunchy language and hate speech risked undermining the Magic Kingdom’s wholesome family image.

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Disney Has a Magic Kingdom of Reasons to Buy Twitter

Disney has significant advantages over other bidders to acquire Twitter. First, Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey serves on Disney’s Board of Directors. But the biggest advantage is that Disney owns a 33 percent stake in BAMTech, the tech spinout from Major League Baseball that owns the app powering Twitter’s streaming of NFL games on the web.

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Twitter’s Post-Milo Depression

The high cost of running Twitter as a clubhouse for the perpetually-offended emotional children of the left became apparent just six days after my permanent suspension from the site.

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Twitter is Where Silicon Valley Careers Go to Die

It looks like it’s every man for himself at Twitter. The company has suffered yet another high-profile departure from its communications department, with executive Jim Prosser leaving the company after four years.

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Jack Dorsey May Want to Pull a Marissa Mayer Soon

Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey may want to consider stealing a page from Yahoo boss Marissa Mayer’s playbook. The $13 billion social-media firm that he co-founded is mostly flapping about under his helm. Now would be a good time to look for a deep-pocketed suitor.

Milo Did Nothing Wrong

Milo’s permaban proves it: Twitter’s double standards are out of control. It’s time for conservatives to look for an alternative.

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