Source: Martin Walsh

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is having some fun after he bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter, making him the largest shareholder of the left-leaning social media platform.

"Musk owns 73.5 million Twitter shares, valuing his passive stake in the company at up to $2.9 billion based on the stock's Friday close. The shares are held by the Elon Musk Revocable Trust," Newsmax reported.

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"Musk, a prolific user of Twitter, has over 80 million followers on the site since joining in 2009 and has used the platform to make several announcements, including teasing a go-private deal for Tesla that landed him in regulatory scrutiny. He, however, has been critical of the social media platform and its policies of late and has said the company is undermining democracy by failing to adhere to free speech principles," the report added.

Soon after the news on Monday went viral on social media, Musk tweeted: "oh hi lol."

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