Elon Musk says buying Twitter to enable 'healthy' debate of ideas

Billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk

Billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk shows himself on October 26, 2022 carrying a sink as he enters the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco. Musk has said  he is acquiring Twitter to enable "healthy" debate on a wide range of ideas. PHOTO | VARIOUS SOURCES | AFP

New York

Elon Musk said Thursday he is acquiring Twitter to enable "healthy" debate on a wide range of ideas and counter a trend in which social media splinters into partisan "echo chambers."