How will Twitter change under Elon Musk now that the £40bn deal is back?

Elon Musk confirmed he bought Twitter for £40bn earlier this year, and after many setbacks he's finally back on the right track. He has big plans for the platform, and here's how that might change

Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a "multipurpose application" (

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After months of speculation, setbacks and potential lawsuits, the Elon Musk takeover of Twitter is back.

Going back to the original asking price, it looks like the Tesla boss is set to become CEO of the social media platform in the coming weeks.

For years, Elon has been suggesting ways the platform could change and "better", and it seems he's determined to make those changes a reality.

The SpaceX boss even talked about becoming an "everything app," which would involve payments and relaxed moderation.

In the future, whatever happens to Twitter, it won't be the same social media service we know today.

How will Twitter change under Elon Musk?

Less moderation

Elon Musk wants to protect free speech on Twitter (

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Musk has been a long-time advocate of free speech, and he wants Twitter to live up to the same standard.

He has previously referred to it as the "digital city square", saying it is the platform where society debates key issues that reflect the whole world.

He tweeted in April, "Twitter is the digital public square, where issues vital to the future of humanity are debated."

“My preference is to be closer to the laws of the countries in which Twitter operates. If citizens want something banned, then pass a law to do so, otherwise it should be allowed,” he added. later in May.

Under current guidelines, Twitter limits speech, including hate speech...