Published 16:36 IST, April 12th 2023

Twitter CEO Elon Musk open to selling company to truth-seeking buyer

In the interview, Musk further elaborated on why he had tweeted in February that he wouldn't wish the pain of running Twitter on anyone.

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After Twitter's decision to label BBC as "government-funded media", broadcaster reached out to Elon Musk. Musk apparently invited m to visit Twitter headquarters. y sent a reporter. "I said BBC could come Twitter, n, to my surprise, a reporter shows up," Musk wrote on Twitter. Musk, surprisingly eugh, decided to give a spontaneous interview to BBC. Musk live-streamed interview via Twitter .

In interview, Musk broke his silence on Twitter's chaotic takeover. "It's t been boring. It's been quite a rollercoaster," he said. “It’s been really quite a stressful situation, over last several months. t an easy one,” he furr stated, as per a report from Guardian.

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He also said that he would be willing to sell company if he could find a buyer who would "rigorously pursue truth”. Whilst accepting that mistakes were made, he added that "all’s well that ends well … I feel like we’re headed to a good place. We’re roughly break-even, I think we’re trending towards being cashflow positive very soon, literally in a matter of months. advertisers are returning". 

Musk admits that criticism impacts him

He criticised media groups who had said that y wouldn't pay for Twitter Blue. “It’s a small amount of money so I don’t kw what ir problem is," Musk wondered. In interview, Musk furr elaborated on why he had tweeted in February that he wouldn't wish pain of running Twitter on anyone. He revealed that he had been under constant attack, including from media, which had hurt him as he did t have a "stone-cold heart."

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Musk stated, "If you're under constant criticism and attack, and that gets fed to you nstop, including through Twitter, it's rough." Whilst ackwledging that he had received a lot of negative feedback he added that he had t turned off replies. Musk also disclosed that he had slept at office several times, on a couch in library that one visits. 

16:36 IST, April 12th 2023