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title: "Good news, everyone! "Elon Musk struck a deal on Monday to buy…"
date: 2022-04-25
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# Good news, everyone! "Elon Musk struck a deal on Monday to buy…

*April 25, 2022 · Facebook*

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[https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter){target="_blank"}
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Good news, everyone!\
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\"Elon Musk struck a deal on Monday to buy Twitter for roughly \$44 billion, in a victory by the world's richest man to take over the influential social network frequented by world leaders, celebrities and cultural trendsetters.\
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Twitter agreed to sell itself to Mr. Musk for \$54.20 a share, a 38 percent premium over the company's share price this month before he revealed he was the firm's single largest shareholder. It would be the largest deal to take a company private --- something Mr. Musk has said he will do with Twitter --- in at least two decades, according to data compiled by Dealogic.\
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"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Mr. Musk said in a statement announcing the deal. "Twitter has tremendous potential --- I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it."\"\
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[https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter){target="_blank"}
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