Twitter's New boss Elon Musk believes that all content permitted by law should be allowed on the social media platform, and on Monday described his actions as a "revolution against online censorship in America."

Musk, who also owns electric car maker Tesla, was due to speak at the so-called B20 business conference on the resort island of Bali but a court case over his 2018 pay package worth about $56 billion in stock options is slated to begin next week.

A week after Elon Musk took over the company, Twitter has begun rolling out a controversial new paid subscription system. Musk's promises and provocations have set off a wave of reactions, including warnings from the UN and an apology from Twitter's co-founder.

After changing his Twitter bio to "Chief Twit," Musk reportedly worked over the weekend with software engineers from Tesla to look under the hood of the one-to-many messaging platform, and on planning massive layoffs.

The 51-year-old ended up selling around $15.5 billion worth of Tesla shares in two waves, in April and in August.

Delaware Judge Kathaleen McCormick, ruling on a Musk request to freeze the case that had drawn a biting retort from Twitter, said a trial originally scheduled to begin in 11 days could be rescheduled for next month if a deal is not finalized. "If the transaction does not close by...

Nearly 99 percent of the votes cast by stock owners endorsed the agreement with Musk to sell him the tech firm for $54.20 per share, Twitter said in a release.Twitter added that it was ready to consummate the merger agreement immediately, and no later than September 15 as per a...

A termination letter sent to Twitter accused the firm of not informing him about a multi-million dollar severance payment it made in June to departing security chief Peiter Zatko, who went on to file a whistleblower complaint criticizing Twitter's security practices, according to a copy of the letter filed with...

According to court documents made public on Monday, Musk's attorneys served Zatko with a subpoena Saturday demanding he share any documents or messages regarding the impact of spam and false accounts on Twitter's activity, dating back to January 2019.

The world's richest man has a habit of posting provocative statements on Twitter for fun and Musk was at it again when he told his more than 103 million followers: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome." The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the comment in reply to another...

The information Twitter has or has not provided on its tally of fake or spam accounts is Musk's stated reason for backing away from the deal.

Twitter shares plunged Monday as Elon Musk issued a mocking, defiant commentary about a looming court battle after he ditched a $44 billion buyout of the social media giant.

Courted and then jilted by the world's richest person, Twitter looks well-positioned to win a court battle with Elon Musk over a $1 billion breakup fee and more but the company will not emerge unscathed.

Elon Musk threatened Monday to withdraw his bid to buy Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake accounts, in the latest twist in the Tesla billionaire's push to acquire the social network. Twitter has breached its "obligations under the merger agreement and Mr. Musk reserves ... his right...