By The FirstWhile being interviewed on Thursday at the TED 2022 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Elon Musk was asked about his fresh bid to buyout Twitter. “Why make that offer,” the audience wants to know. Musk shares his motivations, saying Twitter is the de facto town square.
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