The Trial Lawyer Winter 2022 | Page 82

ELON MUSK IS NOT TWITTER ’ S SAVIOR —

HE JUST WANTS MONEY

By Sonali Kolhatkar
The world ’ s richest man has bought one of the world ’ s most popular social media platforms . Elon Musk , CEO of Tesla , is currently worth about $ 210 billion , and in November 2021 he was worth nearly $ 300 billion — an unheard-of figure for any individual in human history . Not only does his wealth bode ill for democracy , considering the financial influence that he has over politics , but his acquisition of Twitter , a powerful opinion platform , as a private company also further cements his power .
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