{"id":68464,"date":"2022-10-28T11:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T09:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/worlds-richest-man-buys-twitter"},"modified":"2022-10-28T13:59:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T11:59:33","slug":"worlds-richest-man-buys-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/worlds-richest-man-buys-twitter","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Richest Man Buys Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The world\u2019s richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his US$44 billion takeover of Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Musk tweeted \u201cthe bird is freed\u201d, in an apparent reference to Twitter\u2019s bird logo and his desire to see the company have fewer limits on content that can be posted.<\/p>\n<p>A number of top executives, including the chief executive officer, Parag Agrawal, have reportedly been fired.<\/p>\n<p>The other officials who have been sacked include Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and legal affairs and policy chief Vijaya Gadde.<\/p>\n<p>Musk had accused them of misleading him and Twitter investors over the number of fake accounts on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who also runs rocket company SpaceX, plans to become Twitter\u2019s CEO after completing the acquisition and plans to remove permanent bans on users.<\/p>\n<p>Before closing the deal, Musk changed his Twitter profile description to \u201cChief Twit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The world\u2019s richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his US$44 billion takeover of Twitter. Musk tweeted \u201cthe bird is freed\u201d, in an apparent reference to Twitter\u2019s bird logo and his desire to see the company have fewer limits on content that can be posted. 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