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#WeAreTwitter Wants to Turn Twitter Into a Co-op

Hey, Twitter! Remember us? Your users? Hi.

So, we heard you may be sold, or that people close to you are at least considering it. That affects us. We're not sure how, but it's sure to. You're such a neat tool, and your future will help determine how we connect with our friends, how we learn about the world, and how we talk with strangers. It will also determine what happens with all that data about ourselves that we've entrusted to you. The buyer of you, in certain ways, is the buyer of us.

We have an idea—a proposal. Your CEO, Jack Dorsey, recently called you "the people's news network." What if you really were the people's? Why don't we figure out a way for us to buy you instead?

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