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title: Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44bn
description: After beginning at the start of April with the acquisition of a 9% stake in Twitter, Elon Musk has finally acquired the social media platform. 
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# [Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44bn](https://www.lxahub.com/stories/elon-musk-buys-twitter-for-44bn)

 Written by [Graham Charlton](https://www.lxahub.com/stories/author/graham-charlton) | 25 April, 2022

Elon Musk has struck a deal to acquire Twitter for $44bn (£34.5bn), with the aim of unlocking its 'enormous potential'.  

As we reported at the beginning of April, Musk initially [acquired a 9% stake in Twitter](https://www.lxahub.com/stories/with-9-stake-is-elon-musk-planning-to-acquire-twitter), which has turned out to have been the opening move in the billionaire's plan to acquire the social platform. Since then, events have moved at a remarkable pace. 

> 🚀💫♥️ Yesss!!! ♥️💫🚀 [pic.twitter.com/0T9HzUHuh6](https://t.co/0T9HzUHuh6)
> 
>  — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) [April 25, 2022](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518677066325053441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Musk [launched a hostile offer](https://www.lxahub.com/stories/elon-musk-offers-to-buy-twitter-for-41bn-cites-extraordinary-potential-of-platform) for Twitter at $54.20 per share. After reports of talks between Musk and the Twitter board over the weekend, the share price rose to $51.47 in pre-market trading.

Twitter's board, having initially opted for a poison pill defence against what it saw as an unwanted approach, decided to open talks with Musk on a possible deal. 

> I made an offer [https://t.co/VvreuPMeLu](https://t.co/VvreuPMeLu)
> 
> — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) [April 14, 2022](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1514564966564651008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

The billionaire has talked about making big changes at Twitter, and considered that the investment would only be worthwhile if he had the authority that ownership would give him. 

One major gripe cited by Musk was the lack of free speech on the platform. Twitter's current moderation policies, which many would argue are not effective enough given the toxicity of the platform at times. 

There's been plenty of talk on Twitter about the deal, with lots of Twitter users [threatening to leave the platform](https://twitter.com/search?q=if%20elon%20musk%20buys%20twitter&src=typeahead_click) and head elsewhere. Whether people will leave in significant numbers remains to be seen. 

 

> Elon Musk walking into Twitter headquarters [pic.twitter.com/TQYVdDE2rb](https://t.co/TQYVdDE2rb)
> 
>  — Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. (drpatel.eth) (@ParikPatelCFA) [April 25, 2022](https://twitter.com/ParikPatelCFA/status/1518562731644919813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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