Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, has acquired Twitter after finalising his $44 billion deal to buy the company.Mr Musk in aDelaware’s court of chancery had given Mr Musk until Friday to close an agreement to acquire the company.Mr Musk in a tweet on Wednesday said “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in.”Earlier, Mr Musk changed his Twitter profile to refer to himself as “Chief Twit” and his location as Twitter headquarters.
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence. “There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far-right wing and far left-wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society,” Mr Musk said in the message.Upon completion of Twitter’s sale, the company would have become privately held.On 13 May, Mr Musk, however, announced he has halted his $44 billion Twitter takeover. Mr Musk said he needed to resolve concerns over the number of fake or spam accounts on the platform.
On 8 July, Mr Musk announced he was terminating the takeover bid. Mr Musk said his decision was due to Twitter’s “breach” of multiple provisions of the merger agreement.legal action to enforce the merger agreement and a trial date was fixed for 17 October.