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# Twitterville
- URL: https://www.boscutti.com/twitterville/
- Published: 2022-05-04T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-08T06:54:41.000Z
- Author: Stefano Boscutti
- Tags: Journal

Is it me or is Twitter as the de facto public town square falling into Elon Musk’s hands a contradiction in terms?

Aside from Disneyland and a handful of dystopian hyper-guarded real estate developments, when is a public town square ever private? How can a public square belong to private interests?

Surely by definition a public town square belongs to the public?