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Jack Dorsey, 'PayPal mafia' said to be behind Elon Musk's Twitter takeover: WSJ report

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According to a detailed report in the Wall Street Journal, Twitter cofounder and former CEO Jack Dorsey whispered in Elon Musk's ear that the social media network should be a private company, and Musk's other billionaire pals pushed him to pursue the takeover offer that he eventually completed.

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Others, according to the WSJ, encouraged Musk's Twitter interest behind the scenes, particularly those who were dissatisfied with the content filtering judgments at the microblogging site.

This group includes the so-called PayPal mafiaformer PayPal founders and executives such as Musk, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Roelof Botha, Max Levchin. Along with them others who agree with Musk's strong anti-censorship beliefs, which they say run opposed to Twitter's current management style, also supported the takeover.

Musk's relationship with Dorsey was evident over a period of time, the WSJ reported. The former Twitter CEO has publicly supported Musk's purchase.

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