Twitter Shuts Down, But Should Microsoft Buy It?

By Naveen Nov 19, 2022

Social media has been in a frenzy ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter.

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Musk followed his dramatic moves to cut costs after the $44 billion deal.

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Following Corden's piece, a poll was conducted to see if our readers thought Microsoft should buy Twitter.

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Our readers were roughly split, with 51.88% believing Microsoft should buy Twitter and 48.12% saying they shouldn't.

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Twitter is likely to shut down for good.

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Last week our managing editor Jez Corden gave 5 reasons to buy Twitter.

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Social media has been in a frenzy ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter.

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