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Elon Musk fires Twitter executives, promises overhaul

Elon Musk fires Twitter executives, promises overhaul after taking over platform

10/28/2022

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Elon Musk fires Twitter executives, promises overhaul

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Elon Musk fires Twitter executives, promises overhaul after taking over platform

Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk now owns Twitter after completing a $44 billion takeover of the social media platform. Within hours, he fired several top executives and he took the company private Friday at $54.20 a share. It's raising some concerns over misinformation, hate speech and the future of the company. Amna Nawaz reports.

10/28/2022

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