{"id":18934,"date":"2022-04-04T11:11:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T11:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/04\/04\/elon-musk-snaps-up-3bn-twitter-stake\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T11:11:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T11:11:03","slug":"elon-musk-snaps-up-3bn-twitter-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/04\/04\/elon-musk-snaps-up-3bn-twitter-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk snaps up $3bn Twitter stake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >Elon Musk has owned a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >The news sent Twitter shares up about 25% in premarket trading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >The Tesla founder bought 73,486,938 Twitter shares on March 14, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >The stake is worth $2.89 billion (\u00a32.20 billion) based on Twitter&#8217;s closing price on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Musk is a regular Twitter user with more than 80 million followers, although he recently said he&#8217;s &#8220;seriously considering building a new social media platform.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Late last month, Musk asked his followers if they thought the social media platform encouraged freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >\u201cFreedom of expression is essential for a functioning democracy.  Do you think Twitter strictly adheres to this principle?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Then he asked: &#8220;Does it need a new platform?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has owned a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing. The news sent Twitter shares up about 25% in premarket trading. The Tesla founder bought 73,486,938 Twitter shares on March 14, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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