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Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and dismissed the CEO, chief financial officer, and the company's general counsel. They said that Musk, now in command of the social networking site, fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and General Counsel Vijaya Gadde. The departures come only hours before a Friday deadline set by a Delaware judge to finalize the purchase. She threatened to schedule a trial if no agreement was reached. Elon Musk attempted to reassure wary Twitter advertisers on Thursday, claiming that he was buying it to help humanity and prevent it from turning into a "free-for-all hellscape." "The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence," Musk wrote. "There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left-wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society," he added. BKM/ Expat Media
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