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by philjohn 1286 days ago
Handpicking journalists, and then laying down requirements for them to follow, vs something like the Panama papers where every news agency was granted access. Those things are not the same.
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Elon is smart, he's making all these news on Twitter to increase user engagement on his platform.

I'm pretty sure he'll release this publicly à la "wikileak" to everyone after the exclusivity on Twitter has worn off.

The only requirement was that the story be broken on Twitter. Hardly the most chafing restriction a journalist has ever been subjected to.
The only requirement we've been told ...