The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of the social-media platform, whispered in the ear of Musk that the company should be private.
After stepping down as the CEO of the micro-blogging site in November, he publicly and heartily supported Musk's purchase, saying that he is the singular solution to leading the site.
The WSJ reported that behind the scenes, others supported Musk's interest in the social network. The group was made up of wealthy and influential people with a libertarian bent and others who jibe with Musk's strong anti-censorship views.
According to the Journal, two people encouraged Musk. The influence many have amassed in tech after helping to create the payments company is what makes them referred to as the "PayPal Mafia." Like Musk, the influence many have amassed in tech after helping to create the payments company is what makes them referred to as the "PayPal Mafia."
Over a period of time, the relationship between Musk and Dorsey was obvious.
Insider has reported that their online bromance began in 2016 and progressed from there.
According to unnamed former executives who spoke to the Journal, both Musk and Dorsey believed that the service should be seen as more of a positive utility for the public and less of a profit machine.
According to the WSJ report, Musk and his associates have expressed interest in replatforming people who were banned from the site.
The outlet reported that Charles Johnson, who was banned from the social networking site for raising money to take out a BLM activist, asked when he could get his account back.
According to the Journal, the investment head, Jared Birchall, responded that he hoped soon.
His differing views on how to manage the platform, the possibility he will cut costs to cover the manner in which he financed the deal, and his tweets about current Twitter executives involved in content moderation resulted in a busy week.
In a now-public email, Musk told a PR consultant that he wasn't going to reduce his use of social media.
He wrote that he would "shame and suffer the consequences" if he sent a message.
They did not respond to the request for comment.
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