{"id":439326,"date":"2022-04-28T16:43:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitters-user-growth-surges-during-elon-musk-takeover\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T16:43:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:43:33","slug":"twitters-user-growth-surges-during-elon-musk-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitters-user-growth-surges-during-elon-musk-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"#Twitter&#8217;s user growth surges during Elon Musk takeover"},"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-6a341ab2e8e6a\" 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-6a341ab2e8e6a\" 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\/twitters-user-growth-surges-during-elon-musk-takeover\/#%E2%80%9CTwitters_user_growth_surges_during_Elon_Musk_takeover%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Twitter&#8217;s user growth surges during Elon Musk takeover&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTwitters_user_growth_surges_during_Elon_Musk_takeover%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Twitter&#8217;s user growth surges during Elon Musk takeover&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Twitter on Thursday said its user growth is surging amid weak revenue in what is expected to be one of its final earnings reports as a publicly traded company before billionaire Elon Musk takes the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> firm private.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s base of monetizable daily active users \u2013 considered the company\u2019s key reporting metric \u2013 grew 16% to 229 million during the quarter ending on March 31 \u2013 a period that concluded just days before Musk disclosed his 9% stake in the company.<\/p>\n<p>That disclosure proceeded Musk\u2019s effort to buy the company outright with a plan to dial down its content moderation policies.<\/p>\n<p>But Twitter fell short of Wall Street\u2019s expectations for first-quarter revenue, posting $1.2 billion against the $1.23 billion that analysts projected. The company attributed the shortfall in part to \u201cheadwinds associated with the war in\u00a0Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 16% increase in quarterly revenue marked Twitter\u2019s slowest pace of growth in more than a year, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>The social media platform canceled its scheduled conference call with analysts to discuss the results \u2013 a decision company officials described as \u201ccustomary during the pendency of an\u00a0acquisition.\u201d<\/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-01-1-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" class=\"wp-image-22056542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-01-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-01-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-01-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s board accepted Musk\u2019s $44 billion buyout offer last week in a deal that is expected to be finalized later this year. Each side agreed to pay a $1 billion breakup fee if the deal falls through under certain conditions \u2013 such as Musk losing financing for the offer or Twitter\u2019s acceptance of another unsolicited third-party offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review and Twitter\u2019s stockholder <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>roval,\u201d Twitter said in a press release. \u201cThe transaction, which is expected to close in 2022, has been approved by the board of directors of Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twitter declined to provide guidance about its upcoming financial results and withdrew its preexisting forecasts, citing Musk\u2019s pending acquisition of the company.<\/p>\n<p>Shares were flat in premarket trading following its earnings release. The company\u2019s stock closed at $48.64 on Wednesday, below Musk\u2019s acquisition price of $54.20 per share.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The company also reported diluted earnings per share of 61 cents \u2013 though it noted the result was not comparable to the same period one year earlier due to its sale of the mobile ad platform MoPub.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-vows-twitter-maximum-fun-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk's $44 billion takeover bid was accepted by Twitter's board of directors earlier this week.\" class=\"wp-image-22065952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-vows-twitter-maximum-fun-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-vows-twitter-maximum-fun-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-vows-twitter-maximum-fun-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk\u2019s $44 billion takeover bid was accepted by Twitter\u2019s board of directors earlier this week.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk has outlined a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of changes he expects to implement at Twitter once the deal closes \u2013 including plans to remove automated bots from the platform, authenticate all users and make Twitter\u2019s algorithm open source to promote transparency.<\/p>\n<p>But the key to Musk\u2019s vision is an unwinding of Twitter\u2019s strict content moderation policies. Musk\u2019s plan has unnerved some current Twitter employees and left-leaning pundits, who fear the billionaire\u2019s emphasis on absolute free speech will lead to more abusive or harmful content.<\/p>\n<p>Musk clarified his stance on Twitter\u2019s policies toward free speech on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy \u2018free speech\u2019, I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people,\u201d Musk said.\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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