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Elon Musk is now Twitter's largest shareholder

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Published 4 April 2022

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is now Twitter’s largest shareholder. An SEC filing has revealed.

Two weeks ago, he seemingly hinted at this acquisition in a series of Tweets arguing that the platform didn’t adhere to the principles of Free Speech.

The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 25, 2022

Musk has acquired over 73 million shares giving him 9.2% stake of the company. That’s close to four times the amount Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s Founder, holds.

Twitter stock is currently up over 20%.

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