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Elon Musk Bought Twitter: So What?

Practical reflections, a "free speech" caution, and an encouragement to not care so much.

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Chris Martin
Apr 26, 2022
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After a morning full of chatter about Twitter’s board entertaining Elon Musk’s latest, last, and best offer to buy the social media giant, the news broke around midday yesterday that Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s buyout offer of $54.20 per share, valuing the company at about $44 billion (about $6-7 billion more than its market cap). …

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