https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/tech/...ent/index.html
"New York (CNN)Twitter said Monday it has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk in a roughly $44 billion deal that has the potential to expand the billionaire's business empire and put the world's richest man in charge of one of the world's most influential social networks.
The deal, which will take the company private, caps off a whirlwind period in which the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became one of Twitter's largest shareholders, was offered and turned down a seat on its board and bid to buy the company — all in less than a month.
Under the terms of the deal, shareholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter stock they own, matching Musk's original offer and marking a 38% premium over the stock price the day before Musk revealed his stake in the company.
"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," Musk said in a statement Monday. "Twitter has tremendous potential — I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.""
What I find most interesting by many of the blue check mark melt-downs was the fact there is little risk that Elon plans to censor them. Instead they are most upset that Elon will not censor conservatives (like Trump). Interestingly enough it seems like the suspension of the Babylon Bee is being credited as the last straw for Elon to make his move. Regardless of what ends up happening this day was made quite a bit better by seeing people upset at the news.