'I Love Twitter. How Much Is It?' Elon Musk's 2017 Tweet In Reply To User Goes Viral
A Twitter user Dave Smith had suggested Musk to buy Twitter back in 2017, in response to the billionaire's tweet that read: "I love Twitter".
New Delhi: The world's richest man Elon Musk has been talk of the town ever since he caught the elusive Twitter bird for $44 billion, an agreement that will make the micro-blogging platform an entity wholly owned by Musk.
Even as the deal has drawn a mixed response from nitizens with some hailing it as a win for free speech, while other raising concerns, a Twitter conversation between Musk and a social media user has gone viral.
A Twitter user Dave Smith had suggested Musk to buy Twitter back in 2017, in response to the billionaire's tweet that read: "I love Twitter".
Responding to Smith's proposal, Musk asked: "How much is it?"
Sharing a screenshot of the conversation with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Dave Smith wrote: "This exchange continues to haunt me".
This exchange continues to haunt me pic.twitter.com/W06oSqx0MR
— Dave Smith (@redletterdave) April 25, 2022
Twitter announced late on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Musk for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at nearly $44 billion.
Before the official announcement, Musk promised to promote free speech on Twitter and said that he hopes that his worst critics should remain on the micro-blogging platform.
"I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter because that is what free speech means," he tweeted.
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