‘Terrified’: Musk Twitter buyout bid rattles tech world


Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter was cause for concern, with questions over his proposal to making the platform even less regulated. — Reuters

Elon Musk's shock offer to buy Twitter drew immediate fears Thursday – and some cheers – over putting the platform in the hands of a mercurial billionaire who advocates fewer limits on what people can post.

Tech watchers reacted to the Tesla chief's proposal for one of the world's most influential information exchanges with immediate worries about accountability, public discourse and even how it could impact democracy.

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