Bitter days for online activists around the world
Elon Musk has finally finalized the $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, with Thursday and Friday being the days the deal is set to close.
He has shared images of his arrival at Twitter’s headquarters. The richest person in the world has, for months, impacted stock markets and the realm of social networks with the tensions stemming from his proposal to buy Twitter and then his attempts to cancel the deal.
The news of his purchase of Twitter initially caused intense fear and concern among social media activists. Musk has had a scattered, childish, and heavily Trump-like approach to social networks, especially Twitter.
His statements regarding activities on social networks and his explicit support for Trump-like approaches have been encouraging to conservatives and extremists. In recent months, his support for the positions of Russian and Chinese leaders has added to previous concerns.