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Tech billionaire Elon Musk has revealed he has bought Twitter “to help humanity”.
The 51-year-old mogul has hit back at critics who believe he has only purchased the social-networking company for advertising.
He said in a statement: “I wanted to reach out personally to share my motivation in acquiring Twitter. There has been much speculation about why I bought Twitter and what I think about advertising. Most of it has been wrong.
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilisation to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence.