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Elon Musk's comments about Twitter don't square with the social media platform's reality

  • Written by Jessica Maddox, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama
Elon Musk's comments about Twitter don't square with the social media platform's realityElon Musk has called Twitter the world's "digital town square."AP Photo/John Raoux

On April 25, 2022, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s US$44 billion hostile takeover bid. Twitter’s statement announcing the deal included comments from the Tesla and SpaceX CEO:

“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning...

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