Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 billion.

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Elon Musk, a self-described "free-speech absolutist," secured a contract to buy Twitter for $44 billion on April 25, just eleven days after making an offer for the microblogging network.

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Elon Musk, the billionaire, has agreed to pay $44 billion for Twitter.

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Ten days later (on April 14), he announced his offer to buy Twitter in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Musk has described himself as a “free-speech absolutist” but is also known for blocking or disparaging other Twitter users who question or disagree with him.

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Musk, Twitter’s new owner, is the eighth most followed person on Twitter with 84.3 million followers (as of April 26, 2022, 8 am).

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“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,” said Musk in a statement.

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