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Elon Musk begins Twitter reign by firing CEO, top executives

Elon Musk had wooed Twitter's board with a $54.20 per-share offer [File: Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters]

Elon Musk has kicked off his tenure as the new owner of Twitter by giving the boot to the social media giant’s top leadership.

After closing a $44bn deal to buy the company on Thursday, Musk swiftly fired three of Twitter’s most senior executives in a signal of his intent to put his stamp on one of the world’s most influential social media platforms.

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