Elon Musk’s attempt to take Twitter private with the stated goal of orienting it toward free speech could threaten smaller alternative social media platforms popular with conservatives, such as Parler, GETTR, and Truth Social.
The news of Musk’s offer to buy Twitter for $41 billion on Thursday drew applause from many prominent conservatives who would be the target audience for a free speech alternative, such as commentator Dinesh D’Souza, British political celebrity Nigel Farage, and former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.
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