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 ArticlesUS Job Openings Unexpectedly Soar to 7.7 Million as Labor Demand Remains SolidJul 01, 2025Investors Shrug Off Prospects of Higher Tariffs as US Stocks Post Record HighJul 01, 2025A Tale of Two Quarters: Wall Street Weathers Tariff WhiplashJun 30, 2025Federal Reserve ‘Should Be Ashamed’ for Not Lowering Interest Rates, Trump SaysJun 30, 2025Related TopicsTwitterElon Musk