© Eric Risberg/AP The Twitter page of Elon Musk on Monday, the day he reached an agreement to buy Twitter for about $44 billion. Twitter employees reacted with shock and dismay Monday as a new reality sank in: Elon Musk — the world’s richest man, free speech defender and strong critic of Twitter — would be the company’s new owner. On Twitter, in private messages and in interviews with The Washington Post, employees expressed fear about Musk’s $44 billion takeover. In the town hall, Twitter executives and board chair Taylor acknowledged emotions were running high for people. The concern has precedent: Years ago, a Twitter employee temporarily took down Trump’s account.
