Elon Musk, AKA Chief Twit, has bought Twitter for $44 billion

The world’s richest man began his interest in Twitter earlier in the year after purchasing large quantities of shares. Starting with an initial 5% in March, Musk had become the largest shareholder by the end of April and soon after announced his intention to buy up the whole company. 

The last few months have been quite a saga with the deal on, off, on again, off again, taken to a legal enquiry, back on again, and it has finally gone through today. 

Musk has always been a huge fan of Twitter and keen on promoting free speech and the existence of what he calls a ‘digital town-square’ – an online sphere where everyone’s voice can be heard. He has often criticised the firm though for stifling the views of many, especially right wing conservatives. This includes Donald Trump who was famously banned from Twitter last year following his election loss. One question on the minds of many is whether Musk will lift Trump’s ban on the platform and what impact it would have if he does.