What will Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter mean for ‘free speech’ on the platform?
In this cross-posting from The Conversation, John Hawkins and Michael James Walsh argue that Twitter being owned by one person poses a risk to the platform’s future.
In a surprise capitulation, the board of Twitter has announced it will support a takeover bid by Elon Musk, the world’s richest person. But is it in the public interest?
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Musk is offering US$54.20 a share. This values the company at US$44 billion (or A$61 billion) – making it one of the largest leveraged buyouts on record.
