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.