Business & MarketsCompaniesMedia & Big TechMusk Now Owns Twitter; What Does This Mean for Free Speech?CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveElon Musk's Twitter profile on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos on April 28, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ReutersBy Andrew Moran and Emel Akan10/28/2022Updated: 10/31/2022PrintX 10:00News Analysis“The bird is freed,” Elon Musk posted on Twitter on Oct. 27 after finalizing his purchase of the company.