“The bird is free,” he tweets Elon Musk in reference to the blue symbol of Twitter to announce to the world his ultimate takeover of American social media after a complex $44 billion deal. Even before today's deadline for the deal was triggered, Musk immediately made it clear what the wind is like discharged Twitter CEO Parga Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, Head of Policy Vijaya Gadde and Head of Legal Sean Edgett were escorted out of the company's headquarters. He recently said he could fire up to 75% of Twitter employees to revolutionize social media. Musk will clarify his true intentions in a corporate town hall scheduled for the next few hours.
MUSK, WHAT ABOUT TWITTER? POLITICAL AND CORPORATE DOUBTS
Now the markets and not just the markets want to understand what will become of Twitter in the hands of the pyrotechnic founder of Tesla. Here the problem is not only industrial and financial but also political because Musk, who has never hidden his sympathy for Donald Trump, promised to ease the bans on indecent content and on fake news in the name of freedom of expression (freedom or license?) and to reopen the doors to the controversial former President of the United States. Following the immediate signs of dissent and nervousness from many advertisers, Musk then took a half step back, specifying that this does not mean that everyone will be able to say everything on Twitter without any responsibility. But the political problem remains and is as big as a house.
WILL MUSK BE ABLE TO RELAUNCH TWITTER?
However, Musk is also expected to be tested in terms of business and everyone is waiting for him to understand if and how he will be able to straighten the accounts of the social media that does not radiate the maximum health. Already today we will see how he will react Wall Street but there is no doubt that Musk's arrival on Twitter opens a chapter full of suggestions but also of great unknowns in the world of social media and beyond.
