The politics and the money behind Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter

As Elon Musk looks set to buy Twitter, tech analyst Bappa Sinha talks about the money involved, the debates about free speech, and how it is a battle between two sets of oligarchs

April 28, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

On Monday, April 25, it was announced that billionaire Elon Musk would be buying Twitter for $44 billion. Tech analyst Bappa Sinha talks about the money involved, the debates about free speech, and how this is essentially a contest between two sets of oligarchs who are firmly in the imperialist camp. He also talks about the implications for the Global South.