Elon Musk Offers $43 Billion in Cash to Buy Twitter in Bid to ‘Save Free Speech’
The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, Wednesday offered $43 billion — cash — to buy Twitter so he can “unlock” its “potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe.”
April 1, 2023 | Source: The Defender | by David Charbonneau, Ph.D.
The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, Wednesday offered $43 billion — cash — to buy Twitter so he can “unlock” its “potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe.”
The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, Wednesday offered $43 billion — cash — to buy Twitter so he can “unlock” the social media platform’s “extraordinary potential.”
In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Musk offered to buy Twitter’s remaining shares for $54.20 per share.
I made an offer https://t.co/VvreuPMeLu
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2022
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO earlier this week declined an offer to join Twitter’s board. The board extended the invitation after Musk revealed he bought 9.2% of the company’s stock over the past few months, making him the largest single shareholder.