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Elon Musk, an outspoken user of Twitter who recently upgraded his stake in the company, now is offering to buy the social media network.
Musk's offer values Twitter at $43 billion. Through the deal, he wants to take the company private.
"I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy," Musk wrote in a letter sent to Twitter Chair Bret Taylor.
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