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 ArticlesA Tale of Two Quarters: Wall Street Weathers Tariff WhiplashJun 30, 2025Federal Reserve ‘Should Be Ashamed’ for Not Lowering Interest Rates, Trump SaysJun 30, 2025Trump Says US Ending All Trade Talks With CanadaJun 27, 2025US Stocks Rally, S&P 500 Closes at Record Amid Trade StrifeJun 27, 2025Related TopicsTwitterElon Musk