Twitter accepts buyout offer from Musk, giving billionaire control of platform

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Twitter has agreed to sell the company for $44 billion in cash to billionaire Elon Musk, who plans to take it private, a deal with major implications for online discourse.

The social media giant’s decision to sell will give major influence over public debate to Musk, who has vowed to overhaul the platform to orient it toward free speech.

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