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What next for Twitter as Elon Musk takes over?

Elon Musk has promised big changes at Twitter, after the social media platform accepted his takeover bid worth $44 billion. But the acquisition has sparked concern about how Musk will balance a commitment to free speech with rules about moderating content, as well as questions about his links to China.…

France 24

Will the real Elon Musk please stand up?

Man who taught himself computing at age of 10 may now sit at unprecedented nexus of power and influence, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

Twitter becomes more expensive for Elon Musk

Musk lost $21 billion today in Tesla share value, which is the same amount he's putting up for Twitter.

Axios

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Could Elon Musk Face A Margin Call On His Tesla Shares?

Based on just over one day of price action in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), Elon Musk's deal to buy the social media platform seems to be on shaky ground.

Benzinga

Phillip Schofield says he deleted ‘vile’ Twitter app because it is a ‘cesspit’

Schofield’s account remains active

The Independent UK

What will Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter mean for 'free speech' on the platform?

In a surprise capitulation, the board of Twitter has announced it will support a takeover bid by Elon Musk, the world’s richest person. But is it in the public interest?

The Conversation

Buying free speech: On Elon Musk’s Twitter buy

Musk should not do away with the safeguards Twitter has built against hate speech

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Elon Musk urged to ‘clean up’ Twitter’s digital town square

Conservative MP Damian Collins, who chaired the Joint Committee on the draft Online Safety Bill, said Mr Musk must target bots accounts.

The Independent UK

Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, and the Myth of Permanent Platform Power

Today's big powerful companies could become tomorrow's also-rans, no government intervention required.

Reason

Trump’s Twitter dilemma: will he rejoin after Elon Musk takes over?

If the ex-president rejoins he will once again have access to a tool he acknowledged helped him win in 2016 – but it will also be an admission that Truth Social failed

The Guardian - US

Banned from Twitter: accounts that may be reprieved after Musk takeover

From Donald Trump to David Icke, many high-profile casualties of Twitter’s policy enforcement have an interest in a new broom

The Guardian - UK

Phillip Schofield deletes Twitter slamming 'cesspit' platform of 'vile and disgusting' trolls

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield told co-host Holly Willoughby and guest Vanessa Feltz that he has deleted the app because 'there is a section that is vile and disgusting'

Daily Mirror

Nigel Farage blames ‘algorithm’ for waning Twitter following

The Brexit campaigner complained in a video about having ‘zero growth’ for 18 months with his Twitter engagement falling to an ‘all-time low’

Evening Standard

The Twitter shareholders set to make millions from Elon Musk’s takeover

Analysis: From founder Jack Dorsey to dotcom pioneer Martha Lane Fox … the big players in line for big payouts

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The Guardian - UK

Tesla shareholders are forgotten constituent in Elon Musk’s Twitter deal

Risks for EV company include sale of stock to fund takeover and spill-over political effects

The Guardian - AU

Nearly 200 NSW police officers investigated for alleged social media breaches since 2019, documents show

Exclusive: New South Wales police’s updated social media guidelines reveal instances of disciplinary action and four resignations

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s Twitter deal revives calls for wealth tax and warnings against billionaire power to ‘warp’ policy

What’s the future of the ‘town square’ in the hands of the world’s wealthiest man?

The Independent UK

Some Republicans fear a Trump return to an Elon Musk-owned Twitter, reports say

Tesla boss has agreed to buy platform for $44bn and take it private

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Benzinga

'Soap Opera Ends': Analysts React To Musk's Twitter Buyout

Controversial Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has Wall Street buzzing after social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) accepted Musk's hostile takeover bid to take Twitter private for $44 b

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk is the king of trolls in an age of troll politics. Time to stop feeding him

There are no good defences of the new Twitter owner’s vile bullying, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Asharq Al-Awsat

As Musk Plans How to Change Twitter, EU Reminds Him: ‘We Have Rules’

The European Union's internal market chief said on Tuesday that Elon Musk could adapt Twitter as he wishes after he acquires the social media site but warned the billionaire that the bloc has strict rules for online platforms to tackle illegal content. "It will be up to Twitter to adapt…

The Times of India

Govt on Twitter buyout: Accountability, safety and trust rules remain unchanged

NEW DELHI: As Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, the government of India gave out a studied response on the development, wishing the Tesla co-founder all the best but making it clear that accountability and safety rules for social-media companies remain the same.

Reason

Elon Musk's Takeover Will Not Destroy Twitter or Democracy

"I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means," said Musk.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage says nobody follows him on Twitter anymore, blames ‘algorithm’

Former Brexit Party chief urges Elon Musk to make his posts popular again

The Independent UK

Who has left and who has returned to Twitter over Elon Musk takeover?

‘I fear this free speech bid is going to help this hell platform reach its final form of totally lawless hate, bigotry, and misogyny’

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