How Musk could use the free-speech leverage granted by his Twitter stock buy

By Zach Halaschak

Published April 5, 2022 11:00am ET

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How Musk could use the free-speech leverage granted by his Twitter stock buy — FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla Inc. reports earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 24. | (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Tesla Founder Elon Musk has bought himself leverage in swaying Twitter‘s controversial handling of speech on its platform after suddenly becoming the company’s largest shareholder.

Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and a critic of Twitter’s handling of speech, appears poised to shake up the massive social media network after buying 9.2% of the company.

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