Inspiring Humans | S1E2
Musk plans on taking Twitter private but isn’t concerned about its financial outlook
How did Elon Musk go from being the CEO of electric-car maker Tesla to the new owner of Twitter? It all started when the billionaire posted a Twitter poll asking his 80 million followers if the microblogging platform adheres to free speech, and 70% of them said no. Next thing the world knew, he was offering to buy Twitter for US$44 billion.
In this video, we highlight Musk’s intentions for his latest acquisition and what it truly means for Twitter to be a platform for free speech. It seems that he gave a hint via this tweet “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means.”
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Inspiring Humans
Innovation can be dazzling, but as Steve Jobs once said, "It is not a faith in technology. It is faith in people." This video series features inspiring people in the tech and startup world who have overcome the odds or are walking the path less trodden.
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