The world’s richest man has struck a deal to buy Twitter for US$44 billion ($61 billion).

After weeks of speculation, the Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk paid $54.20 per share for Twitter after intense negotiations with the board.

Digital social media and psychology expert at the University of Southern California, Professor Karen North, says there’s likely another reason Musk is buying Twitter

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