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Why does Elon Musk want to buy Twitter?

Why does Elon Musk want to buy Twitter?

Science Weekly vor 3 Jahren

Elon Musk’s controversial takeover of Twitter has been full of twists, turns and lawsuits. For now, it seems as if the acquisition is going ahead. But why does Musk even want to own Twitter? Ian Sample speaks to global technology editor Dan Milmo about Tw

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Back in April this year, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk signed a
$44bn (£40bn) takeover agreement for Twitter. But, in July, the
world’s richest man said he was walking away from the controversial
deal, arguing Twitter has more spam accounts than it claims. Then,
last week, Musk offered to complete the acquisition in a dramatic
U-turn. So what might happen next? Ian Sample talks to the
Guardian’s global technology editor, Dan Milmo, about why Musk
wants to own the social media platform, hears about the twists and
turns of the saga so far, and finds out if the takeover is ever
likely to happen. Help support our independent journalism at
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