As he closed his deal for the social media giant, Musk began to clean house. At least 4 senior executives were fired by Musk in his first order of business as the company's new CEO. Parag Agrawal, Policy executive, Ned Segal, and Sean Edgett were all canned. The New York Times reported that security guards ushered the executives out of the building. There was tension between Musk and the Twitter chiefs during months of legal wrangling that almost derailed the sale of the company. After inking the megawatt deal, Musk triumphantly said, "the bird is free." A number of conservatives have been kicked off of the platform for allegedly spreading misinformation. Musk promised to reverse the ban from the service. He plans to foster his new vision for the so-called "digital town square," which some critics say will only increase the spread of fake news. Musk responded to his critics. In the pursuit of clicks, a lot of traditional media has fueled and catered to those extremes, as they believe that is what brings in the money, but in doing so, the opportunity for dialogue is lost. He said that was the reason he bought the social networking site. I didn't do it because it wouldn't be hard. I did it because I wanted to. I did it to help others. Failure in pursuing this goal, despite our best efforts, is a very real possibility.
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