Less than a month after becoming the site’s biggest single shareholder, Elon Musk has agreed a buyout of Twitter for a reported $44 billion.
The anti-union tech billionaire has criticised the platform’s record on free speech – something it appears he intends to address.
An old Twitter exchange suddenly became relevant.
Put this Elon Musk tweet in the all-time aged well category pic.twitter.com/YtbMmoO160
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 25, 2022
The move became Twitter’s hot topic – naturally – and the responses went much as you’d expect.
1.
"I have a proposal. One night with your social platform… for 43 billion dollars." pic.twitter.com/sogi0ZQgAC
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) April 25, 2022
2.
cannot think of a single worse way of spending $43 billion than by buying this website
— -=JOEL=- (@joelgolby) April 25, 2022
3.
I, for one, welcome our new free speech overlord pic.twitter.com/NIucOv6LGu
— Henry Mance (@henrymance) April 25, 2022
4.
I thought the whole point was trying to win Twitter, not actually own it.
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) April 25, 2022
5.
I don't care who buys twitter. I'm not going anywhere.
You'll have to pry this app from my cold dead hands and even then I'll rise from the dead and be like "ate brains. were delicious. SEND TWEET"
—
Imani Two-Kitchens Gandy
6.
No matter who owns it, no matter who's on it, I'm staying to engage with you, listen to diverse opinions & to keep fighting the good fight!
(also, to keep posting the inane tweets I'm known for)#TwitterTenacity— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) April 25, 2022
7.
Older twitter users who have lived through geocities, web forums, livejournal, myspace, tumblr and twitter, finding out that it may be yet again time to change platforms pic.twitter.com/h5HAIrbwyn
— Dwuff
(@Dwuff) April 25, 2022
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— James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 25, 2022
9.
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) April 25, 2022
10.
Anyway this site is now going back to being 50% quote tweets of @realdonaldtrump and I guess it’s been a nice few years but the end is nigh.
— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) April 25, 2022
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elon musk spending $43 billion to stop getting bullied on twitter when he could’ve simply been less annoying is insane
— first-mate prance (@bocxtop) April 25, 2022
12.
Twitter: We will not sell to Elon Musk.
Also Twitter: We will sell to Elon Musk.
— Douglas A. Boneparth (@dougboneparth) April 25, 2022
13.
Elon Musk was able to buy Twitter because he doesn’t spend $5 on coffee everyday
— Dividend Hero
(@HeroDividend) April 25, 2022
14.
Twitter users after Elon Musk buys Twitter: pic.twitter.com/HFVDkAkdMf
— Robin Tran
(@robintran04) April 25, 2022
15.
I guess when you make sports cars you can’t really buy one during a midlife crisis
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) April 25, 2022
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This may be the single most divorced thing a man has done. https://t.co/ZbX84xOnvj
— The Sparrow Project (@sparrowmedia) April 25, 2022
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And just think, that was the USED price.
— NoelCaslerComedy (@caslernoel) April 25, 2022
18.
Welcome our new leader #ElonMusk pic.twitter.com/HwADBENVvR
— Ashley Storrie (@ashleystorrie) April 25, 2022
19.
BREAKING: Elon Musk buys twitter for 44 billion dollars, to put that into British currency, it's about the same as a new monthly energy bill.
— Dave (@davechannel) April 25, 2022
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