There goes the neighborhood.
Elon Musk officially secured an agreement to purchase Twitter Monday (April 25). News that a deal was in the final stages of discussion broke late Sunday, following weeks of public back-and-forth between the social media company and the world's richest person.
"Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion," read a press release announcing the news. "Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company."
Twitter users eyed news of the looming sale with everything from excitement to trepidation. Alex Stamos, Facebook's former Chief Security Officer, took a moment to call for a feature which would allow people to mass delete their direct messages.
Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter.By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Thanks for signing up! "Hey, Twitter Product Management: This would be a great week to add a 'Delete all DMs' button," he wrote as rumors of a possible sale swirled.
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Twitter direct messages are, notoriously, not end-to-end encrypted: meaning, of course, that Twitter employees (or possibly a vindictive owner...) have the technical capability to read them.
Tweet may have been deleted
Musk, for his part, has a demonstrated history of questionable posts on the platform he now controls.
SEE ALSO:The worst Elon Musk tweets, rankedNothing can possibly go wrong.
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