• Elon Musk will be the new owner of Twitter as the social media platform has accepted the Tesla CEO’s $44-billion bid.
  • And Musk’s first order of business? Twitter will no longer be a publicly traded company once Musk becomes the owner.
  • Musk has previously said Twitter needs to go private to become a genuine free speech platform and reach its true potential.
  • Prior to the deal being announced, Musk tweeted he wants his harshest critics to stay on the site. He said, “that is what free speech means.”