Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk disclosed a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter Inc. at the beginning of the month. Now the billionaire aims to purchase the whole company.
Some have speculated that Musk’s offer could be trivial following a series of questionable Twitter polls and suggestions about the direction in which Twitter should head. Musk put those speculations to rest Thursday during an interview at “TED2022.”
“Having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization. I don’t care about the economics at all,” Musk said.
Musk’s Twitter Play
The Tesla CEO is focused on doing what he can to help create an arena for free speech, he said. That’s why he believes the Twitter algorithm should be open sourced.
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