Elon Musk Says That if App Stores Banned Twitter, He Would Create his Smartphone

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[{"selector":"#anim-2701a37c-ae9c-46ad-ae5d-ba8beaf4269c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(29.819722661596256%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Elon Musk threatened to release his smartphone if Google and Apple removed Twitter from their app stores. Elon Musk

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