The American multi-billionaire clarified on Thursday that “Twitter obviously cannot be a hellish place open to everyone, where everything can be said without consequence”.
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D-1 before the purchase of the social network at the blue bird. Tesla boss Elon Musk said Thursday, October 27 on Twitter that he was buying the platform because he is “important for the future of civilization to have an online public square where a wide variety of opinions can debate in a healthy way, without resorting to violence”.
Dear Twitter Advertisers pic.twitter.com/GMwHmInPAS
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 27, 2022
“That said, Twitter obviously cannot be a hellish place open to everyone, where anything can be said without consequence”he also noted in a message sent by the multi-billionaire to advertisers, on the eve of the deadline for the closing of the operation.
Barring a new twist, Elon Musk must become the owner of Twitter on Friday. At the end of April, the boss of Tesla had made an acquisition offer of 44 billion dollars, reluctantly accepted by Twitter, before seeking to extract himself from it unilaterally at the beginning of July, accusing the company of having lied to him.
The board of directors of the company had lodged a complaint and seemed well on its way to forcing the whimsical leader to keep his word. But at the beginning of October, ten days before the opening of the trial, a new about-face: Elon Musk offers to conclude the transaction at the price initially agreed.
The judge in charge of litigation then adjourns the procedure and gives the two parties until October 28 to agree, failing which the trial will take place in November. According to the Bloomberg news agency, the multi-billionaire pledged on Monday to complete the acquisition with bankers who are helping to finance the operation.