Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of ‘free speech’ plan

Image caption: Elon Musk’s twitter account is seen through the Twitter logo in this illustration taken, April 25, 2022. Image credit: Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration. Article by Greg Roumeliotis. Reuters – April 25, 2022.

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) – Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world’s richest person. It is a seminal moment for the 16-year-old company, which emerged as one of the world’s most influential public squares and now faces a string of challenges. […]

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