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TIL The Walt Disney Company had a deal to acquire Twitter in 2017, but decided to back off, saying "the nastiness is extraordinary” on the platform and thus hurting its family-friendly image. They opted out to instead buy 75% ownership in video-streaming technology provider BAMTech.

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