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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ryan Merrifield

Elon Musk to join Twitter board after becoming top shareholder with huge 9.2% stake

Elon Musk - the world's richest man - is set to join Twitter's board after becoming the social media platform's top shareholder.

It comes after the Tesla and SpaceX chief purchased a 9.2 per cent stake - worth $3billion (£2.3billion) - in Twitter Inc yesterday.

Prior to announcing the purchase, Musk had criticised the micro-blogging site for failing to adhere to free speech principles and said he was contemplating building a new social media platform.

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