Paris (AFP) – Since going public in 2013, Twitter has only occasionally turned a profit, even if it has a commanding role in politics and culture worldwide. The company’s announcement on Monday that it had reached a deal for Tesla boss Elon Musk to buy it outright raises the question of whether this will lead to a brighter financial future for Twitter? Musk has downplayed economic considerations as a motivation for his purchase, saying earlier this month at the TED2022 conference that, “This is not a way to make money.” Musk continued, “It’s just that my strong, intuitive sense is that having …