Media & Big TechMusk Now Owns Twitter; What Does This Mean for Free Speech?SavePrintElon Musk's Twitter profile on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos on April 28, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ReutersAndrew Moran&Emel AkanReporter10/28/2022|Updated: 10/31/20220:00X 1News Analysis“The bird is freed,” Elon Musk posted on Twitter on Oct. 27 after finalizing his purchase of the company.Share this articleLeave a commentAndrew MoranAuthorEmel AkanReporterAndrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."Author’s Selected ArticlesFederal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, Signals 2 Cuts This yearJun 18, 2025Nippon Steel Finalizes $15 Billion Takeover of US SteelJun 18, 2025Jobless Claims Dip as US Employment Outlook Remains StableJun 18, 2025Senate Passes Crypto Bill ‘Genius Act’ in Bipartisan VoteJun 17, 2025Related TopicsTwitterElon Musk