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