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Twitter sells platform to Elon Musk at $44 billion

On Monday Twitter confirmed it is selling the platform to Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur in a deal worth $44 billion.
The sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the social media network private.
“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said in a joint release announcing the takeover.
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