{"id":431954,"date":"2022-04-14T22:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-says-hes-not-sure-hell-be-able-to-acquire-twitter\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T22:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:00:35","slug":"elon-musk-says-hes-not-sure-hell-be-able-to-acquire-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-says-hes-not-sure-hell-be-able-to-acquire-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk says he&#8217;s &#8216;not sure&#8217; he&#8217;ll be able to acquire Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35ffe4ba89b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35ffe4ba89b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-says-hes-not-sure-hell-be-able-to-acquire-twitter\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_says_hes_%E2%80%98not_sure_hell_be_able_to_acquire_Twitter%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk says he&#8217;s &#8216;not sure&#8217; he&#8217;ll be able to acquire Twitter&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_says_hes_%E2%80%98not_sure_hell_be_able_to_acquire_Twitter%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Elon Musk says he&#8217;s &#8216;not sure&#8217; he&#8217;ll be able to acquire Twitter&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk suggested on Thursday that buying Twitter and taking it private may not be in the cards as the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platform\u2019s board of directors <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears ready to throw up obstacles to thwart a hostile takeover bid from the world\u2019s richest man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not actually sure I will be able to acquire\u201d Twitter, Musk told a large audience at a TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Musk was aware of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/can-elon-musk-buy-twitter-11649949297?mod=e2tw\">the Wall Street Journal report<\/a> indicating that a \u201cperson familiar with the matter\u201d said the company is planning a \u201cpoison pill\u201d that would dissuade the Tesla boss from completing his takeover bid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoison pill\u201d is a strategy used by a company to prevent a hostile takeover. It usually entails making the company less attractive to the party that seeks to acquire it.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter could thwart Musk by offering to let its shareholders purchase additional shares at a steep discount, diluting the value of the stock and driving up the cost of a potential takeover.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the board of Papa John\u2019s pizza restaurants deployed the same strategy to prevent company founder John Schnatter from gaining full control of the firm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-2-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk made his first public comments on Thursday since it was learned that he launched a hostile takeover bid of Twitter.\" class=\"wp-image-21905505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk made his first public comments on Thursday about his hostile takeover bid on Twitter.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TED<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, a billionaire who is also one of Twitter\u2019s largest shareholders, tweeted that he will vote to reject Musk\u2019s bid for the company.<\/p>\n<p>In his first public comments since an SEC filing Thursday indicating that he submitted a $41 billion all-cash bid for the company, Musk said making money isn\u2019t the driving force behind the takeover bid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a way to make money, my strong intuitive sense is that having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization, I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care about\u00a0the economics\u00a0at all,\u201d Musk said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk told a live audience that money wasn't the primary driving force behind the takeover bid.\" class=\"wp-image-21905503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk told a live audience that money wasn\u2019t the primary driving force behind the takeover bid.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TED<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The multibillionaire said Twitter needs to adhere to the same freedom of speech principles that govern countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter has become kind of the de facto town square,\u201d Musk said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s just really important that people have both the reality and the perception that they\u2019re able to speak freely within the bounds of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked why he wanted to buy Twitter, Musk joked: \u201cI don\u2019t know. A little bird tweeted in my ear or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk called on Twitter to \u201copen-source the algorithm\u201d \u2014 which would give software engineers a glimpse into how the service prioritizes its content. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe code should be on Github so people can look through it,\u201d Musk said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk has been a fierce critic of Twitter's content moderation policies.\" class=\"wp-image-21905499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk has been a fierce critic of Twitter\u2019s content moderation policies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked what content moderation policies he would enact as the head of the company, Musk said: \u201cIf in doubt, let the speech, let it exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s a gray area, I would say let the tweet exist,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cBut obviously in a case where there\u2019s perhaps a lot of controversy that you would want to not necessarily promote that tweet \u2026 I\u2019m not saying that I have all the answers here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I do think we want to be very reluctant to delete things \u2026 just be very cautious with permanent bans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk added: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t personally be in there editing tweets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s potential takeover of Twitter has sparked speculation that he would allow former President Donald Trump back onto the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was banned by Twitter and other large social media companies for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-4-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"When asked why he wanted to buy Twitter, Musk joked: &quot;I don't know. A little bird tweeted in my ear or something.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21905500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-ted-talk-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>When asked why he wanted to buy Twitter, Musk joked: \u201cI don\u2019t know. A little bird tweeted in my ear or something.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TED<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump has since launched a social media platform of his own, Truth Social, but it has been beset by\u00a0technical glitches and departures of key executives.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a Twitter spokesperson\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10687665\/Elon-Musk-joins-Twitter-board-directors-buying-9-stake-social-media.html\">told DailyMail.com<\/a>\u00a0that there were no plans to reinstate Trump\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter is committed to impartiality in the development and enforcement of its policies and rules,\u201d the company said. \u201cOur policy decisions are not determined by the Board or shareholders, and we have no plans to reverse any policy decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs always our Board plays an important advisory and feedback role across the entirety of our service,\u201d the company added. \u201cOur day to day operations and decisions are made by Twitter management and employees.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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