Twitter accepts $44bn takeover offer from Elon Musk

Musk has signalled that Twitter will be overhauled under his leadership, including changes in content moderation, having described himself as a “free speech absolutist”

Twitter has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, in a $44bn deal. Picture: AP

Mon, 25 Apr, 2022 - 20:00

Dan Milmo (Guardian) and Tom Krisher (Associated Press)

Twitter has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, in a $44bn (€41bn) deal.

The deal puts the Tesla chief executive in charge of a company with 217 million users and an influential role in shaping the political and media agenda on both sides of the Atlantic.