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Elon Musk in control of Twitter but where will he go from here?

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company's top lawyer. [AP Photo]

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform.

Musk ousted three top Twitter executives on Thursday, according to two people familiar with the deal who said he was in charge. Such a shakeup was widely expected, but Musk has otherwise made contradictory statements about his vision for the company - and shared few concrete plans for how he will run it.

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