I think it's a bad idea that Elon Musk will buy the entire platform as Twitter.

How many countries have annual budgets less than the combined wealth of Elon Musk and Jeff

Bezos?

My only concern is if we should choose to allow people to spread hate or disinformation.

I think it's a good thing.

I think that it's a done an unfortunate turn to have less debate be the desired effect

than more.

So that was quick.

After a brief back and forth, Twitter has accepted a $44 billion buy-out from the world's

richest man.

Elon Musk, who calls himself, quote, a freedom, a free speech absolutist, will gain total

control of the company in three to six months when the deal closes.

And that's raising a lot of questions.

What impact will this take over have on app and on free speech in general?

Will those who've been banned be allowed back?

And do we want multi-billionaires to take control of our most ubiquitous platforms

for communication?

We'll answer all those questions and more after the break.

I'm John Colonyll and Forgin White.

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