Elon Musk declared on Friday “let the good times roll” after he completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter. The purchase of the social media firm by the world’s richest man was confirmed in a filing with the US government. The deal follows months of public – and often hostile – wrangling between Mr Musk and Twitter management. Senior figures at Twitter have already begun to leave the company with finance chief Ned Segal announcing his exit. Chairman Bret Taylor has also left and there are reports that Twitter’s chief executive Parag Agrawal has gone. On Friday, Mr Segal tweeted that his time at the company was the “most fulfilling of my career” and reflected on the strain caused by the uncertainty of the last six months. “You learn so much when times are challenging and unpredictable, when we are tired or feel our integrity questioned,” Mr Segal said, alluding to Mr Musk’s public criticism of the company’s leadership. I have great hope for Twitter,” he added. Mr Musk has signalled he wants widespread change at Twitter. A self-styled “free speech absolutist”, he has said he sees the platform as a forum for public debate, signalling a willingness to restore controversial users such as former president Donald Trump.(BBC)…[+]