Elon Musks bumpy road to possibly owning Twitter: A timeline – CNN

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CNN reporters Brian Stelter and Matt Egan weigh in on Musk’s quest to take over the social media company.”},{“title”:”Elon Musk in 2001: I’m a little tired of the internet”,”duration”:”03:49″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/04/25/elon-musk-silicon-valley-interview-2001-vault-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/04/25/elon-musk-silicon-valley-interview-2001-vault-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220425141917-elon-musk-2001-silicon-valley-interview-screengrab-01-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/04/25/elon-musk-silicon-valley-interview-2001-vault-orig.cnn/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Long before he was interested in buying Twitter, Elon Musk and his then-wife, Justine, told CNN in 2001 about the serial entrepreneur’s plans to step back from Silicon Valley.”,”descriptionText”:”Long before he was interested in buying Twitter, Elon Musk and his then-wife, Justine, told CNN in 2001 about the serial entrepreneur’s plans to step back from Silicon Valley.”},{“title”:”Why conservatives are embracing Elon Musk’s Twitter move”,”duration”:”06:22″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/04/17/why-conservatives-are-embracing-elon-musks-twitter-move.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/04/17/why-conservatives-are-embracing-elon-musks-twitter-move.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220417144105-rs-b-block-panel-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/04/17/why-conservatives-are-embracing-elon-musks-twitter-move.cnn/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Brian Stelter discusses new research into online censorship claims and the connection to Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter. Jessica Toonkel and Clare Duffy discuss what Musk and Twitter might do next.”,”descriptionText”:”Brian Stelter discusses new research into online censorship claims and the connection to Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter. Jessica Toonkel and Clare Duffy discuss what Musk and Twitter might do next.”},{“title”:”Smerconish has a message for conservatives rallying behind Elon Musk”,”duration”:”06:48″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/04/16/what-are-elon-musks-politics.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/04/16/what-are-elon-musks-politics.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220415071333-02-elon-musk-ted-0414-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/04/16/what-are-elon-musks-politics.cnn/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Elon Musk’s interest in acquiring Twitter has been heralded on the right and greeted with trepidation on the left. CNN’s Michael Smerconish says Musk’s past words and actions suggest he’s neither a socialist nor a conservative — but a centrist.”,”descriptionText”:”Elon Musk’s interest in acquiring Twitter has been heralded on the right and greeted with trepidation on the left. CNN’s Michael Smerconish says Musk’s past words and actions suggest he’s neither a socialist nor a conservative — but a centrist.”},{“title”:”Swisher on Musk: ‘very good executive’ who sometimes tweets ‘like an 11-year-old'”,”duration”:”04:50″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/04/16/swisher-on-musk-very-good-executive-who-sometimes-acts-like-an-11-year-old.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/04/16/swisher-on-musk-very-good-executive-who-sometimes-acts-like-an-11-year-old.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220416093207-swisher-on-musk-very-good-executive-who-sometimes-acts-like-an-11-year-old-00001312-large-169.png”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/04/16/swisher-on-musk-very-good-executive-who-sometimes-acts-like-an-11-year-old.cnn/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Twitter bidder Elon Musk’s own tweets are sometimes “obnoxious, like an 11-year-old boy that wasn’t raised very well,” says Kara Swisher, opinion columnist for the New York Times. But “he has proven himself to be a good executive.””,”descriptionText”:”Twitter bidder Elon Musk’s own tweets are sometimes “obnoxious, like an 11-year-old boy that wasn’t raised very well,” says Kara Swisher, opinion columnist for the New York Times. But “he has proven himself to be a good executive.””},{“title”:”Watch late night hosts mock Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter”,”duration”:”02:01″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/04/15/late-night-hosts-reaction-on-elon-musk-twitter-orig-ht.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/04/15/late-night-hosts-reaction-on-elon-musk-twitter-orig-ht.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220415142817-late-night-hosts-elon-musk-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/04/15/late-night-hosts-reaction-on-elon-musk-twitter-orig-ht.cnn-business/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Late night hosts ridicule Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter for $43 billion, as well as Musk’s claim that he wants the social media company to be a platform for free speech.”,”descriptionText”:”Late night hosts ridicule Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter for $43 billion, as well as Musk’s claim that he wants the social media company to be a platform for free speech.”},{“title”:”Elon Musk calls for ‘free speech’ on Twitter”,”duration”:”04:43″,”sourceName”:”CNNBusiness”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/business”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/04/14/elon-musk-twitter-ted-talk.cnnbusiness/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/04/14/elon-musk-twitter-ted-talk.cnnbusiness”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220405083742-01-elon-musk-0322-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/04/14/elon-musk-twitter-ted-talk.cnnbusiness/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Elon Musk shares his vision for Twitter during an on-stage interview at a TED conference in Canada following his offer to acquire the social media company. CNN’s Brian Stelter dissects the talk. “,”descriptionText”:”Elon Musk shares his vision for Twitter during an on-stage interview at a TED conference in Canada following his offer to acquire the social media company. CNN’s Brian Stelter dissects the talk. “},{“title”:”See Elon Musk’s unusual tweets after becoming largest Twitter shareholder”,”duration”:”02:17″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/04/10/elon-musk-twitter-rs-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/04/10/elon-musk-twitter-rs-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220410113526-elon-musk-twitter-board-tweet-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/04/10/elon-musk-twitter-rs-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO who just became the largest shareholder in Twitter, has been tweeting about possible changes to the company.”,”descriptionText”:”Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO who just became the largest shareholder in Twitter, has been tweeting about possible changes to the company.”},{“title”:”Elon Musk wants to get to Mars with this behemoth rocket”,”duration”:”05:11″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/business/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/03/28/spacex-starship-elon-musk-mars-mc-scn-orig.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/03/28/spacex-starship-elon-musk-mars-mc-scn-orig.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210615142621-20210615-space-x-starship-sections-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/03/28/spacex-starship-elon-musk-mars-mc-scn-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”SpaceX says Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built. 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CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Elon Musk shows off his dad dancing … but his dance partner is a drone. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports.”},{“title”:”Teenager tracking Elon Musk’s jet explains why he’s doing it”,”duration”:”07:03″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2022/02/12/teenager-tracking-elon-musks-jet-on-twitter.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2022/02/12/teenager-tracking-elon-musks-jet-on-twitter.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220213110446-elon-mush-jack-sweeney-split-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2022/02/12/teenager-tracking-elon-musks-jet-on-twitter.cnn/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”A teenager figured out how to track the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet and posted the information on Twitter. Musk personally reached out to ask him to stop. 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