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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires top executives

Telsa chief Elon Musk who took control of Twitter

Telsa chief Elon Musk who took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late October 27, 2022 in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man. PHOTO | BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI | AFP

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San Francisco

Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man.

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