{"id":45310,"date":"2022-07-30T19:44:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=45310"},"modified":"2022-07-30T19:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:44:20","slug":"what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter","title":{"rendered":"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9220d603c6\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9220d603c6\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9220d603c6\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\/#What_is_Going_on_With_Elon_Musk_and_Twitter\" title=\"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter?\">What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\/#Elon_Musks_bid_to_buy_twitter\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s bid to buy twitter\">Elon Musk&#8217;s bid to buy twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\/#Elon_Musks_stake_in_twitter\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s stake in twitter\">Elon Musk&#8217;s stake in twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\/#Elon_Musks_relationship_with_twitter\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s relationship with twitter\">Elon Musk&#8217;s relationship with twitter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Going_on_With_Elon_Musk_and_Twitter\"><\/span>What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"what is going on with elon musk and twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/eiT1cVr.jpg\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:356px; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:34%\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>So, what is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter? Is he attempting to buy Twitter? If so, what&#8217;s his stake in the social networking site? Is Twitter the next big thing? And what&#8217;s the best way to follow the company&#8217;s news? We&#8217;ll discuss all of these questions in this article. You&#8217;ll also learn how the relationship between Twitter and Musk will affect his upcoming Tesla car.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_bid_to_buy_twitter\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s bid to buy twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s bid to buy Twitter has thrown the company into a state of turmoil, as some employees fear he will roll back safeguards against harmful content. Some even predict an exodus from the company if Musk does buy. Already, Musk has brushed up against Twitter executives, amplifying criticisms of the company&#8217;s policies and lawyer. The takeover has dragged Twitter through a period of controversy and rocky stock performance.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s board unanimously approved the deal, and the deal is expected to close this year, subject to regulatory approval. The deal caps Musk&#8217;s improbable bid to buy the company, but it raises questions about his intentions for the platform and how his actions will affect free speech worldwide. So, what&#8217;s next for Musk? He needs to get shareholders&#8217; approval and prove he can finance the acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>While the deal seems to be a win-win for both parties, the situation could go to court if Musk does not withdraw his offer. Agrawal&#8217;s tweet suggests that he is attempting to make a political statement. Twitter has been criticised by some, including Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who owns 5% of the company. According to him, Musk&#8217;s offer undervalues the company by a lot.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_stake_in_twitter\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s stake in twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter. The news sparked a massive share price surge in premarket trading. The stake equates to 73,486,938 shares of Twitter common stock. Based on Friday&#8217;s closing price, that would be $2.89 billion. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey owns 2.25% of the company. Although Musk&#8217;s purchase was not immediately public, it&#8217;s clear that his investment is a major move for the company.<\/p>\n<p>The rumored deal could have negative ramifications for Twitter&#8217;s stock. Twitter is already owned by a hedge fund called Elliott Management, which is said to have pressured Jack Dorsey to step down. While Musk denied claiming any involvement, the sway of Elliott Management was cited as a reason for Dorsey&#8217;s resignation. Musk is the largest individual shareholder of Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter has an algorithm that helps determine what content is posted. Musk also makes frequent comments on Twitter about the Tesla Motors and SpaceX companies. Whether these tweets are real or just a prank, he&#8217;s a prolific Twitter user and a vocal critic. In fact, he owns 73.5 million Twitter shares, and is the sole trustee of the Elon Musk Revocable Trust.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_relationship_with_twitter\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s relationship with twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s relationship with Twitter has been controversial for several reasons. While Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in 2013, his views on the platform differ. He has tweeted about certain Twitter executives and their role in content moderation. While this may be a misrepresentation of the situation, Musk has repeatedly criticized Twitter for hosting his detractors. As a result, Musk has sparked a Twitter firestorm of his own.<\/p>\n<p>The Tesla owner is currently the single biggest shareholder in Twitter, but he hasn&#8217;t publicly announced this. However, the announcement has raised questions about Musk&#8217;s relationship with Twitter. His stake in Twitter amounts to 9.2%, which is considered a passive stake. Musk has expressed interest in editing the platform, and has launched a poll asking users if they would like an edit button on the platform. Musk has also agreed to join the Twitter board.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Musk&#8217;s controversial nature, he is known as a real-life asshole on Twitter. His Twitter profile regularly attracts toxic comments and targeted harassment, making it the closest thing to a legal online cult. While some critics may consider his Twitter posts as &#8220;silly,&#8221; others have argued that he uses his account to express his views. The relationship between Twitter and Musk is complicated.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wnWvqRw2eck\" width=\"539\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter? So, what is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter? Is he attempting to buy Twitter? If so, what&#8217;s his stake in the social networking site? Is Twitter the next big thing? And what&#8217;s the best way to follow the company&#8217;s news? We&#8217;ll discuss all of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v21.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter? - Zeru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter? So, what is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter? Is he attempting to buy Twitter? If so, what&#8217;s his stake in the social networking site? Is Twitter the next big thing? And what&#8217;s the best way to follow the company&#8217;s news? We&#8217;ll discuss all of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zeru\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-30T19:44:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-30T19:44:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-is-Going-on-With-Elon-Musk-and-Twitter_45310.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lizzie Yates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lizzie Yates\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\",\"name\":\"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter? - Zeru\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-30T19:44:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-30T19:44:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Zeru\",\"description\":\"Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e\",\"name\":\"Lizzie Yates\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Lizzie Yates\"},\"description\":\"A content marketing strategist with the Zeru team for a little over 5 years, Lizzie Yates specializes in everything digital media with a particular focus on social media and technology. Her passion? To follow how the social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are maturing over time, and what businesses can do to keep up. She shares her insights on our blog in a true outpouring of knowledge and expertise. Her knowledge about technology and social media is vast, and she is always willing to share her insights with businesses to help them stay up-to-date with the latest trends.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/author\/writer\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter? - Zeru","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter?","og_description":"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter? So, what is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter? Is he attempting to buy Twitter? If so, what&#8217;s his stake in the social networking site? Is Twitter the next big thing? And what&#8217;s the best way to follow the company&#8217;s news? We&#8217;ll discuss all of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter","og_site_name":"Zeru","article_published_time":"2022-07-30T19:44:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-07-30T19:44:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2400,"height":1350,"url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-is-Going-on-With-Elon-Musk-and-Twitter_45310.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lizzie Yates","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lizzie Yates","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter","name":"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter? - Zeru","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-07-30T19:44:19+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-30T19:44:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-going-on-with-elon-musk-and-twitter#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What is Going on With Elon Musk and Twitter?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/","name":"Zeru","description":"Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e","name":"Lizzie Yates","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg","caption":"Lizzie Yates"},"description":"A content marketing strategist with the Zeru team for a little over 5 years, Lizzie Yates specializes in everything digital media with a particular focus on social media and technology. Her passion? To follow how the social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are maturing over time, and what businesses can do to keep up. She shares her insights on our blog in a true outpouring of knowledge and expertise. Her knowledge about technology and social media is vast, and she is always willing to share her insights with businesses to help them stay up-to-date with the latest trends.","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/author\/writer"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45310"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45315,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45310\/revisions\/45315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}