World’s richest man, Elon Musk, completed his $44bn takeover of social networking platform, Twitter on Friday, October 28, 2022.
Musk confirmed the $44bn deal with a “the bird is free” tweet on Friday. He further changed his bio to “Chief Twit” to signify his new status as Twitter boss.
Following Musk’s takeover, CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal and Vijaya Gadde, head of legal policy, trust & safety, were all fired.
On the heels of the development, some Twitter users took to the platform to express diverse opinions. Some users celebrated the purchase as a win for free speech, while others expressed worries of extremists taking over the platform.
Here are some reactions gathered by The Quest Times;
@XBrianDennis Now that Elon Musk has finally taken over twitter, let me tweet my mind. There are only 2 genders. Men cannot get pregnant. A woman is the biological female species of the human race. Transgender persons should have their own category in sports.
@MrOdanz Now that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and we can tweet freely without fear of being banned, I want to say that it shall not be well with Buhari and APC for the pain and suffering they’ve put Nigerians through since 2015.
@TheMahleek Elon Musk don sack person wey make decision to suspend DonaId Trump, e remain one person wey e go sack sha
@sujodamystique Who knows how many lives would have been saved if Elon Musk owned twitter during the COVID era when renowned doctors and scientists who recommended Ivermectin for treatment were getting permanently banned.
@OgbeniDipo Parag Agrawal, former CEO of Twitter will walk away with $42 million after being fired by Elon Musk.
@Joshua_Ubeks Elon Musk is now the new owner of Twitter. According to sources, he called the CEO and CFO individually into his office and played a recording of Donald Trump saying “YOU’RE FIRED.”
@Letter_to_Jack Now that Elon Musk has finally taken over twitter, let me tweet food related stuff I’ve harbored in my mind: Rice is the most overrated food in existence, Sharwama and Pizza are trash, Carbonated drinks (Soda) are silent killers, Semo is for serial killers
@_AsiwajuLerry Na people wey Paraga don collect their accounts go happy pass with this news say Elon Musk don sack their number 1 enemy on Twitter.
@TobiAyodele Democrats are having a meltdown due to the fact that Elon Musk will reinstate trump Twitter account.
@Original_Tunde Now that Elon Musk has finalized his Twitter deal let me say my mind: Feminists are the most unrealistic set of people I’ve ever seen. A man cannot get pregnant. Feminized men are the worst set of humans. They will set their fellow men up just to score cheap points.