Twitter was purchased by the World’s richest man and many have a lot of questions. (Washington Post)

On Twitter, in private messages and in interviews with The Washington Post, employees expressed fear about Musk’s $44 billion takeover. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, along with board chair Bret Taylor, held an internal town hall on Monday afternoon in which the leaders tried to assure anxious staff but offered few direct answers. A central concern was that Musk would attempt to break down safeguards to protect everyday users that staff had built over many years, according to the interviews and tweets, as well as audio from the town hall obtained by The Post.

Some tweeted tear-filled emoji and memes of people having emotional breakdowns, while others told The Post they were too in shock to speak. At Monday’s town hall, leaders were vague in response to questions about future layoffs, changes to the company’s approach to free speech and safety, and whether the company will continue to make money from advertising. By
By Elizabeth Dwoskin writing for ‘The Washington Post’

Elon Musk now has a center seat at the table of social media and the World now wants to know that that will mean for the future of the internet and communication in general. If the platform stumbles under the new leadership then the purchase price of 44 billion will seem pretty steep especially knowing that close to half the accounts are fake bots. Many people are asking why the World’s richest person wanted to own Twitter? We shall see probably sooner rather than later.