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Elon Musk Buys 9.2% Of Twitter, For 1.4 Billion Dollars

Because… why not, right?

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Burk
Apr 04, 2022
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The richest man on this planet just went shopping. With 1.4 billion dollars, he acquired 9.2% of Twitter. This (not so coincidently) makes him the largest Twitter shareholder to date.

Why?

It all started with a tweet from Musk.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507259709224632344

Tweet by Elon Musk

He asked in a poll if Twitter adheres to the principle of…

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