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As soon as Elon Musk completed his Twitter takeover, he Tweeted “The bird is free.”
In response, Thierry Breton, the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, replied “In Europe, the bird will fly by our EU Laws.”
Elon’s response to the EU Commissioner was, “This will be endless fun going forward.”
So, it’s showtime: who will win, bureaucracy, or democracy?
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