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<p>Beginning a few weeks ago, anyone who emailed press@twitter.com has received an auto-reply consisting of nothing but a poop emoji.</p>
<p>It’s part of <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-wont-elon-musk-tell-us-if-hes-filed-a-police-report?ref=author">Elon Musk</a>’s business-cratering, libs-owning, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-is-a-right-wing-culture-warrior-above-all-else?ref=author">culture war</a> strategy to let “the elites” know there’s a new sheriff in town. You want to ask the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-becomes-worlds-second-richest-man-knocking-bill-gates-into-third">occasionally richest man in the world</a> a direct question, or get clarification on one of his frequent contradictory policy edicts, or confirm reporting on the company that <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/10/twitter-ditches-communications">literally has no communications department</a> anymore? You get the poop.</p>
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Beginning a few weeks ago, anyone who emailed press@twitter.com has received an auto-reply consisting of nothing but a poop emoji.
