Over the weekend, Tesla and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk pulled out of a deal to purchase social media giant Twitter.
Musk had planned to purchase Twitter for over $40 billion, and turn it in to a free speech platform. However, Musk is now trying to back out of the transaction – citing breaches of contract and spam accounts.
Some of the vocabulary around the Twitter deal can be a little confusing! Here are some useful words and phrases to help you understand and talk about Elon Musk and Twitter!
Vocabulary
Allege



Breach



Transaction



Back Out/Pull Out



Spam/Bot Account



Free Speech



Terminate



Protracted



What do you think about Elon Musk and Twitter?
Try using this vocabulary to make some sentences in the comments!



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