Tesla CEO Elon Musk buys Twitter: 4 things to know

Billionaire pledges to protect free speech but China ties are in the spotlight

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Elon Musk could face problems running Twitter in the growing number of countries where there are restrictions or controls on social media. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/AP)

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Twitter on Monday accepted a $44 billion acquisition bid by Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, paving the way for the world's richest man to take control of a global social media platform. Here are four things to know about the deal.

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