The world’s richest man Elon Musk has bought microblogging side Twitter. Twitter Inc. and Elon Musk’s company Tesla have bought Twitter for $ 43.46 billion, or about Rs 3,200 billion. Elon Musk’s company has bought shares of Twitter Inc. for $ 54.20 per share. Although the deal has not yet been officially announced on behalf of Twitter or Elon Musk’s company, Musk has certainly informally bought Twitter. Elon Musk wrote on Twitter – I hope my worst critics will remain on Twitter because this is what freedom of speech means. However, Elon Musk’s statement is completely opposite to his behavior because Elon Musk is known to bully his opponents.
It is worth noting that only last week, Elon Musk said that he has offered to buy Twitter for $ 43.46 billion. Along with this, he had said that this is a lost and absolutely final offer from his side. Elon Musk has been very keen to buy Twitter for some time now. “I invested in Twitter because I believe in its potential to become a major platform for free expression around the world and I believe free expression is a social imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk told the stock exchange.
I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022
Elon Musk had to struggle a lot to buy Twitter. According to the information, the board and directors of Twitter did not want the entire command of Twitter to fall in the hands of Musk. Prior to this, Elon Musk held 9.2 percent shares of Twitter. It is reported that to resolve the protest against him, Musk held a one-to-one meeting with the company’s shareholders, after which the Twitter board agreed to give full control to Musk.