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>> no, we hold every account to the same standard. >> the president of the united states called a woman, omarosa, "that dog." would that violate your terms of service? >> so we do have a clause within our terms of service around public interest and newsworthiness. we believe its important for the world to hear directly from global leaders how they think. and how they treat the people around them. >> that certainly works for twitters business model. twitter is sell aing a business model that says...

To do something. >> yes, but can elon musk get away with this? because maybe theres not regulation tied to twitter specifically. we know knowingly misleading shareholders, specifically if it makes the stock move, and thats what happened here, but he did it on twitter. is that considered an official public channel in the eyes of the sec? >> well, if its not, thats even worse for musk. i think if hes not doing it in an official public channel in which companies are supposed to release information,...

Opportunity to do a deal thats perhaps more beneficial for them than it is on the terms that musk would ideally want. i think $420 a share buyout, which is what he said in his initial tweet, hard to believe hes going to get the $420 a share that he was expecting. >> it makes absolutely no sense. we do have to remind our audience those critics, those short sellers, have had a rough ride, being short tesla and shareholders have done extraordinarily well. the question now is, is that ta tale about ...

Politicians trying to regulate it. its not enough. you got a bunch of software engineers who are trying to move into a space of regulation, balancing free speech concerns and theyre not equipped to do it. i appreciate the value set of letting everybody talk and trying to keep it open. thats a real thing. but when you have the misuse of data by cambridge analytica, people who are inciting violence, who have denied the murder of children in school shootings -- >> 5-year-old children. >> these guys...

Vacation and just admit -- >> should have, would have, could have, yet nobody deletes. >> the problem is we have seen this before, right, and unless -- unless we can get some rules of the road that balance really important free speech concerns with basic protections for people who are victims of violence, these guys arent up to that, is my takeaway on that. the guys running the social media platforms, who are not answering those parents whose lives are being destroyed, and it is not enough to th...

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The defense closes by hammering star witness rick gates while the prosecution stresses to the jurors that this case is purely about big-time lies. >> all the prosecution needed to do is be solid, clear and workman like. >> were talking tweet storm. in an exclusive sit down with nbc, twitter ceo jack dorsey defense his decision to defend conspiracy theorist art jones instead of banning the guy. >> i feel any suspension makes someone thing about their actions. >> we begin with former cia director ...