Elon musk buys 9.2 percent of twitter

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According to a regulatory filing posted on Monday, Elon Musk bought 9.2 percent of Twitter.

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Based on Friday's stock price, Musk's stake was worth an estimated $2.89 billion, Bloomberg reported

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Other major Twitter shareholders include Vanguard and BlackRock

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Musk criticized Twitter publicly a week ago for not being democratic enough when he announced his move.

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In a Twitter poll, he asked his followers whether they believe that Twitter "rigorously adheres"

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To the principle of free speech as "essential to a functional democracy."

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In his tweet, he hinted that he would take action regarding Twitter

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Saying that the poll's results would have a big impact.

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