Elon Musk's Twitter takeover: A chronological timeline | Digital Trends

If you’re having trouble keeping up with the ever-changing Elon Musk-Twitter takeover bid situation, you’re not alone. The confusion around what happened and when is understandable,  since the drama appears to have near-daily developments. So instead of clicking through hashtags on Twitter to find out what’s really going on, let us help you. Our neat little timeline below outlines all the main bullet points you need to know to make sense of this social media Succession-like situation. Getty Images/Digital Trends Graphic Musk begins buying up Twitter shares in batches “almost daily” January 31, 2022: While this story seems to have started in April, its beginnings really are rooted in January of this year. The Associated Press reports that regulatory filings showed that the Tesla CEO began buying Twitter shares on January 31 on an “almost daily” basis. Though few took notice, it’s clear Musk had an early interest in building up his stake in Twitter. Musk announces 9% stake in Twitter April 4, 2022: All those shares Musk bought eventually added up to him having a 9% stake in Twitter. This stake was reported on April 4 in a regulatory filing. This is the point at which the story becomes…
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