Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion

Elon Musk is poised to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, and according to several sources, this might be setting off some major changes throughout the internet. This purchase is happening amidst several ongoing societal debates; power and influence of billionaires, the repercussions of mis- and disinformation, and the responsibilities large platforms like Twitter owe to their users. Musk claims that Twitter as we know it is too restrictive – he plans to promote free speech by removing as much censorship as possible from the website.