Elon Musk Explains 'Free Speech'  After Buying Twitter

Musk, the world's richest man, finalised a deal on Monday to buy Twitter for $44 billion sticking to his offer of $54.20 per share.

A day after Twitter takeover deal was confirmed, the billionaire tech entrepreneur explained what he meant by "free speech".

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Musk said that free speech must match the law and that he is against censorship that goes far beyond the law.

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After his Twitter takeover deal, Elon Musk targeted his critics saying, "The extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all."

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The Tesla chief also targeted his critics in a cryptic tweet saying, "The extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all."

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"By 'free speech', I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law".Musk said in a tweet Tuesday.

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Musk claims to be a "free speech absolutist".He also said he wanted even his "worst critics" to stay on the microblogging platform.

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The reports of the deal hit the share market, plummeting Tesla shares by over 12 per cent.

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