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October 28, 2022

Elon Musk Purchases Twitter for $44 Billion and Fires Top Executives
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Elon Musk has closed his deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, and
has fired the company's top executives, including its CEO and CFO. Musk
changed his Twitter bio to read "Chief Twit" and tweeted "the bird is
freed" late Thursday. Twitter employees have expressed fears Musk would
slash its existing workforce by 75%. Meanwhile, many are expecting Elon
Musk to reinstate Donald Trump's account, which was permanently
suspended after the January 6 insurrection.


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