Jokes, cheers and dire warnings: Twitter reacts to Musk’s takeover
by Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles from Technology | The Guardian on (#5YHZ2)
As the self-declared free-speech absolutist' takes the reins, some activists and politicians fear for the platform's future
Elon Musk's $44bn deal to buy Twitter has elicited cheers, concern, and lots of questions for the future, most of them issued on, well, Twitter.
Musk, who has described himself as a free speech absolutist", reached a deal with the company on Monday in a takeover that will eventually give him control of the social network, which has more than 200 million users.
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