Elon Musk, a "passionate believer and intense critic" on Twitter's board of directors

Elon Musk will land on the Board of Directors of Twitter as a result of the purchase of 9.2% of that technological platform, an acquisition that has placed him as its main shareholder.

In addition, the businessman has promised that his participation in the company

while he is a director, until 2024, as Twitter has communicated to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC for its acronym). in English).

The CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal (replacing co-founder Jack Dorsey), has declared himself "excited" by Musk's entry into the Council and has revealed that "through conversations with Elon in recent weeks" he is clear that "he would contribute great value."

These opinions, expressed in that same social network, imply that

in the company.

At the end of March, the South African launched a survey to find out if this network respects freedom of expression and wondered about the need to create a new platform.

For Agrawal, Musk is "both

(...) It is exactly what we need on Twitter, and on the Council, to strengthen us in the long term," the CEO has expressed.

In fact, Musk has already launched a poll on whether it would be convenient to include a button to edit tweets, to which Agrawal has pointed out: "The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully."

Twitter's largest shareholder and new director has already announced that he will strive to "make significant improvements to Twitter in the coming months."

Musk, an entrepreneur rather than an investor, steps onto a platform he has been using for big announcements, unfocused debates and the occasional bravado.

Not in vain, the South African maintains a pulse with the SEC since he was accused of committing securities fraud by tweeting about the possibility of taking Tesla off the stock market at a rate of 420 dollars per share, an operation for which he claimed to have "secured financing" .

That episode, from 2018, provoked the first wake-up call from the supervisor, who agreed with Musk that, whenever he tweeted about sensitive material for Tesla securities, he would seek a legal opinion before proceeding with publication.

So when Musk was wondering whether or not this platform complies with "free speech" principles, he might already be

he uses and now also owns.

Meanwhile, the businessman has also caused a crossroads of statements with the Government of Spain, after opining that the country "should build a huge solar system" that "could feed all of Europe."

Musk, who is immersed in the panel business through SolarCity, has made the former Minister of Science and Innovation Pedro Duque intervene, first, and then the Chief Executive, Pedro Sánchez, who

: "We are already implementing the most ambitious plan towards an efficient and renewable energy system. All sectors involved. Maximizing opportunities, digitization and the value chain for long-term success. The time is now. Let's do it right. Come and Look at it. In Spain we welcome investors," said Sánchez.

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