{"id":47101,"date":"2022-07-30T21:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=47101"},"modified":"2022-08-18T13:15:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T13:15:16","slug":"the-effects-of-elon-musks-buyout-of-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-effects-of-elon-musks-buyout-of-twitter","title":{"rendered":"The Effects of Elon Musk&#8217;s Buyout of 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-6a3712c035f8a\" 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-6a3712c035f8a\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3712c035f8a\" ><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\/the-effects-of-elon-musks-buyout-of-twitter\/#The_Effects_of_Elon_Musks_Buyout_of_Twitter\" title=\"The Effects of Elon Musk&#8217;s Buyout of Twitter\">The Effects of Elon Musk&#8217;s Buyout of Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-effects-of-elon-musks-buyout-of-twitter\/#Elon_Musks_buyout_of_twitter\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s buyout of twitter\">Elon Musk&#8217;s buyout of twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-effects-of-elon-musks-buyout-of-twitter\/#His_influence_over_the_company\" title=\"His influence over the company\">His influence over the company<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-effects-of-elon-musks-buyout-of-twitter\/#His_plan_to_take_it_private\" title=\"His plan to take it private\">His plan to take it private<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-effects-of-elon-musks-buyout-of-twitter\/#His_views_on_free_speech\" title=\"His views on free speech\">His views on free speech<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/the-effects-of-elon-musks-buyout-of-twitter\/#His_pledge_to_make_the_companys_code_open_source\" title=\"His pledge to make the company&#8217;s code open source\">His pledge to make the company&#8217;s code open source<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Effects_of_Elon_Musks_Buyout_of_Twitter\"><\/span>The Effects of Elon Musk&#8217;s Buyout of Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px; width: auto; max-width: 30% height:auto; max-height: 349px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/b3cg4Nf.jpg\" alt=\"how much percent of twitter does elon musk own\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been following the Twitter news for any length of time, you&#8217;re probably curious about Elon Musk&#8217;s recent purchase of the company. He purchased 2.89 billion in stock and reportedly has a vested interest in the company. Musk has spoken out about Twitter&#8217;s free speech policies, and recently tweeted that the company should &#8220;adhere to basic free speech principles&#8221; to maintain a vibrant and healthy society.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_buyout_of_twitter\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s buyout of twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The saga of Elon Musk&#8217;s buyout of Twitter is heating up again, with the billionaire threatening to back out due to a dispute over financing. Twitter&#8217;s board had initially been opposed to the deal, but now they&#8217;ve changed their tune. In a statement, Musk says he&#8217;s &#8220;seeking to negotiate&#8221; a definite acquisition agreement. However, it&#8217;s unclear if Musk will actually be able to close the deal.<\/p>\n<p>While the Twitter buyout has been hotly debated in the media, some ramifications have been overlooked. One such concern is censorship and government sanctions for those Tweeting things the government doesn&#8217;t want to hear. Some sceptics suggest Musk&#8217;s buyout of Twitter was just an attempt to make a point about online regulation. It&#8217;s not hard to imagine the potential impact of the deal. But if Twitter&#8217;s founders decide to back out, they will lose a lot more than a billion dollars.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_influence_over_the_company\"><\/span>His influence over the company<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently made audacious moves to exert influence over the social media site Twitter. Specifically, Musk paid $880 million for a 9.2 percent stake in the company. This move fueled debate about the influence of social media CEOs. But the influence of Musk&#8217;s tweets on the company&#8217;s stock price isn&#8217;t just hypothetical &#8211; it&#8217;s real. Here are some of the consequences of Musk&#8217;s influence over Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet was tweeted shortly after news of Musk&#8217;s investment broke. While Musk didn&#8217;t respond to a request for comment, he was listed on Twitter&#8217;s investor relations website. Other things Musk suggested to the company include authentication checkmarks for Twitter Blue subscribers, a homeless shelter, and removing the &#8220;w&#8221; from the company&#8217;s name. Those suggestions were met with skepticism from some shareholders, while others were welcomed by some.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_plan_to_take_it_private\"><\/span>His plan to take it private<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk is looking for funding for a hostile takeover of Twitter. The billionaire has lined up more than $21 billion in debt and equity financing, which he plans to use to buy the social media company. Musk has been the biggest shareholder in Tesla, and owns 9.2% of the company. But the board rejected his offer. In an attempt to make the deal work, Musk has turned to banks.<\/p>\n<p>But what does it mean for Twitter? Twitter recently landed a $44 billion takeover offer from rival Google. However, the original offer had few details about financing, and Wall Street was skeptic. Fortunately for Twitter, the takeover deal was ultimately rejected and Twitter enacted a &#8220;poison pill&#8221; that prevents Musk from owning all of the company. Musk has stated he wants to take Twitter private because he wants people to speak freely on the platform. And he moved quickly to secure financing for his bid.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_views_on_free_speech\"><\/span>His views on free speech<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you follow Elon Musk on Twitter, you know that he has made free speech one of his central principles. In fact, he&#8217;s put the value of free speech at twice the cost of solving America&#8217;s homelessness problem, seven times the cost of ending world hunger, and worth more than the GDP of nearly 50 countries. But how much is that really worth? Is Musk just trying to get you to agree with him?<\/p>\n<p>Twitter is under fire for allegedly suppressing non-progressive viewpoints, but the CEO of the company has responded by saying that Twitter must remain politically neutral. He cites the First Amendment as a model. Elon Musk&#8217;s views on free speech are particularly interesting since the European Union is considering regulations for social media sites that can harm free speech. In any case, the debate on the value of free speech continues to rage.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_pledge_to_make_the_companys_code_open_source\"><\/span>His pledge to make the company&#8217;s code open source<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s pledge to make Twitter&#8217;s algorithm open source has some critics saying it will erode freedom of speech and transparency. It would also give the disingenuous more tools to manipulate users&#8217; content. Musk has previously said that &#8220;spam bots&#8221; impersonating real people have been a personal irritation. His popularity has also lead to countless impersonator accounts promoting cryptocurrency scams.<\/p>\n<p>The company has a longstanding interest in artificial intelligence, but Musk&#8217;s pledge to make Twitter&#8217;s algorithm open source is an attempt to strengthen its trustworthiness. While Musk hasn&#8217;t ruled out the possibility of suspending some accounts, he has already criticized Twitter&#8217;s blocking of an article by Hunter Biden in Twitter 2020. The company corrected the error within 24 hours, but Musk has yet to elaborate on how he would police bot spam. 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