**January 31, 2022:** Elon Musk acquires a 9.2% stake in Twitter, making him the company’s largest shareholder..
**April 4, 2022:** Twitter’s board offers Musk a seat on the board, which he initially accepts but later declines..
**April 14, 2022:** Musk offers to buy Twitter for $44 billion, or $54.20 per share..
**April 25, 2022:** Twitter’s board unanimously approves Musk’s offer..
**May 13, 2022:** Musk announces that he is putting the deal on hold due to concerns about the number of spam and bot accounts on Twitter..
**June 6, 2022:** Musk threatens to terminate the deal if Twitter does not provide more information about its bot problem..
**July 8, 2022:** Twitter sues Musk in an attempt to force him to complete the deal..
**August 24, 2022:** A Delaware judge rules that the Twitter-Musk trial will begin on October 17..
**September 13, 2022:** Musk reverses course and agrees to buy Twitter at the original price of $54.20 per share..
**October 27, 2022:** Musk completes the acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion..
**November 4, 2022:** Musk fires several top Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and legal affairs and policy chief Vijaya Gadde..
**November 10, 2022:** Musk announces that he is forming a content moderation council to advise him on policy decisions..
**November 15, 2022:** Musk begins a series of polls on Twitter asking users to vote on whether he should step down as CEO..
**December 19, 2022:** Musk announces that he will step down as CEO once he finds a suitable replacement.}.
