The Real Story of Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Elon Musk's biography reveals his purchase of Twitter, renaming it X, to fulfill his original concept for X.com and save free speech.
- Elon Musk purchased Twitter and renamed it X.
- Musk saw Twitter as a way to fulfill his original concept for X.com.
- He wanted to save free speech and combat the 'woke mind virus'.
- Musk suggested implementing an open-source algorithm to promote tweets.
- He considered turning Twitter into a payments platform or starting a new blockchain-based social media platform.
The Real Story of Musk’s Twitter Takeover
In an exclusive excerpt from his new biography ‘Elon Musk,’ Walter Isaacson offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most surprising and controversial decisions of the mogul’s career.