Why has Elon Musk bought Twitter and what changes could he make to the social media giant
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Why has Elon Musk bought Twitter and what changes could he make to the social media giant

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Twitter has accepted Elon Musk's $44billion bid to buy the social media giant, with the Tesla and SpaceX boss pledging to boost free speech on the platform so it can fulfil its potential as the world's 'digital town square'. Elon Musk's decision to take Twitter private is likely to have major ramifications for the social media site's 300 million users Why has Elon Musk bought Twitter? Musk appeared to criticise Twitter's permanent ban of President Donald Trump last year for messages that the tech company said helped incite the January 6 riots at the US Capitol last year. Musk's Twitter purchase has raised concerns about the fate of his more valuable company, electric carmaker Tesla, in case his attention is further divided by the social media platform.

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